The Orange County Register, 14 Aug 2012 – Public corruption occurs, indeed, when the desire for excessive profit and power becomes entangled with governmental functions ["Steven Greenhut: ‘Policing for profit’ on the rise," Commentary, Aug. 12]. When "asset forfeiture" (once known as thievery) becomes officially sanctioned as a perhaps grotesque but highly effective means of keeping police departments humming and flush with profits, then who are the real "criminals"? Surely they are not the houses, boats and cars that are seized (i.e., stolen) because they (often unbeknownst to their owners) contain a marijuana plant or something else equally ludicrous.
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US WA: Council Votes To Extend Moratorium On Medical Marijuana
The Herald, 03 Jul 2012 – The Everett City Council voted today to extend a moratorium on medical marijuana gardens until January 20. The city needs more time to figure out how to effectively zone the gardens, assistant city attorney Ramsey Ramerman told the council before the vote. The city also hopes to have additional legal clarification on how to handle the conflicts between state and federal law, he said. He warned the council that allowing the gardens now could get city employees and the council in trouble with the federal government by making them "accomplices to federal drug crimes."
