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'60 Minutes' Interviews Boulder DA Stan Garnett
Posted by CN Staff on June 12, 2012 at 07:17:43 PT
By Brittany Anas, Camera Staff Writer
Source: Denver Post
Colorado -- Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett dished his views on Colorado's medical marijuana laws to CBS's "60 Minutes" on Monday after the television newsmagazine sent a crew to town to interview the prosecutor for an upcoming segment. "My emphasis is always public safety," Garnett said in an interview prior to Monday's taping. "I don't see the public safety benefit in prosecuting law-abiding dispensaries or making low-level marijuana cases much of a priority."
Garnett -- who was interviewed by "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft in a Boulder courtroom -- said he is under the impression the segment will be about the business of medical marijuana in Colorado, and that it also will include interviews with dispensary owners. He said he expects the segment to air in the fall. Kevin Tedesco, a publicist for "60 Minutes," declined to comment on the piece. "We don't discuss stories we're working on," he said. SnippedComplete Article: http://drugsense.org/url/Hm44vsG6Source: Denver Post (CO)Author: Brittany Anas, Camera Staff WriterPublished: June 11, 2012Copyright: 2012 The Denver Post Website: http://www.denverpost.com/Contact: openforum denverpost.comCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml 
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Comment #13 posted by Hope on June 13, 2012 at 19:52:29 PT
Runruff
They have ignored them, haven't they? Or as something else about it come up?
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Comment #12 posted by Hope on June 13, 2012 at 19:50:22 PT
That's so sad, Runruff.
That report was issued a year ago next week. And like all the other reports like it... the powers that be have ignored it. As usual. So sickening.
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Comment #11 posted by Hope on June 13, 2012 at 19:42:58 PT
Oh man, Oleg.
I feel for you. You know I really do. I hope it goes well and you get all the good help you need.You are fixing to have to have surgery?
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Comment #10 posted by runruff on June 13, 2012 at 11:34:44 PT
A cut and paste from Huffpo.
The global war on drugs has failed and governments should explore legalizing marijuana and other controlled substances, according to a commission that includes former heads of state, a former U.N. secretary-general and a business mogul. A new report by the Global Commission on Drug Policy argues that the decades-old worldwide "war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world." The 24-page paper was released Thursday. "Political leaders and public figures should have the courage to articulate publicly what many of them acknowledge privately: that the evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that repressive strategies will not solve the drug problem, and that the war on drugs has not, and cannot, be won," the report said. The 19-member commission includes former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and former U.S. official George P. Schultz, who held cabinet posts under U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon."http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43248071/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/global-war-drugs-has-failed-key-panel-says/#.TnoerkaYND4
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Comment #9 posted by Oleg the Tumor on June 13, 2012 at 07:59:27 PT:
Hope
You are right, the .5 ng/THC , and the whole concept of testing for "legal safety standards" will make for interesting conversation on that program. Sorry if my cynicism rubs anyone the wrong way. I'm not usually like that. But I have changed and I cannot deny it.The truth is Hope, I am so angry I could spit. Yesterday I spent the day at a "famous" hospital and cancer center, doing pre-op testing for surgery at the end of the month. Almost every patient that I spoke with the there had a similar story. 
None of us can afford the experience that we are having.  
Some of them traveled hundreds of miles just to be there.The idea that our families are obligated to clean up the financial mess we leave behind is made incrementally harder with every trip to the MRI machine, and that's only a diagnostic tool. By the time I get to the Gamma Knife, it will probably be coin-operated.Since 1979, I think I have contributed more by way of boat payments than Lloyd's of London.  
I just can't believe that our government destroyed the cannabis hemp industry and with it, the only med that I use that actually is non-toxic and does not need a precautionary label regarding behavioral changes. 
 That all this was done at the height of the Depression, when so many people needed work makes it even more criminal.Working through all of this as a cancer patient in the year 2012, is one of the most depressing exercises available.But this was the challenge I was assigned to apparently by being born, and I have accepted this challenge.And that's what makes me one of the lucky ones…
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Comment #8 posted by Hope on June 12, 2012 at 20:32:14 PT
Hey, Oleg...
Garnett is a D.A. and he did want the .5 ng of THC thing. You can have some cynical reservations.
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Comment #7 posted by Oleg the Tumor on June 12, 2012 at 18:33:06 PT:
Hope
I am leaking cynicism at every pore anymore. 
An occupational hazard. 
I tip my hat to the good people of Texas.No doubt Mr. Garnett is sane and hopefully a credit to the word "justice", but I also suspect his employer to have an (unseen) say in the overall proceedings. I also can't help wondering who might be murmuring quietly, "Gov. Garnett? Congressman Garnett? Sen. Garnett? Which sounds best? What does he want?"
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Comment #6 posted by Hope on June 12, 2012 at 15:50:15 PT
Nov. 2010
 Industry Contributes Thousands To State Candidateshttp://www.cannabisnews.com/news/26/thread26098.shtml
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Comment #5 posted by Hope on June 12, 2012 at 15:48:16 PT
Boulder DA Asks Feds to Back Off on Dispensaries
http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/26/thread26885.shtml
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Comment #4 posted by Hope on June 12, 2012 at 15:46:20 PT
Garnett
Mr. Garnett. Sorry. :0)Guess I should slow down, too.
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Comment #3 posted by Hope on June 12, 2012 at 15:44:00 PT
Oleg.
You must have skimmed too fast through this. Slow down.""I don't see the public safety benefit in prosecuting law-abiding dispensaries or making low-level marijuana cases much of a priority.""Smacks of Mr. Garrett being closer to reason than you usually see with District Attorney/Prosecutors.
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Comment #2 posted by CropReport on June 12, 2012 at 12:45:52 PT
Stan Garnett
is a solid public servant. He is a friend to the cannabis community in Colorado, so be nice :)
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Comment #1 posted by Oleg the Tumor on June 12, 2012 at 10:41:00 PT:
Suddenly, the Shoe Is on the Other Foot…
It is always interesting to see public officials put on the spot by media. 
(Stan Garnett) "-- said he is under the impression the segment will be about the business of medical marijuana in Colorado…"Nothing is more interesting than a lawyer under an "impression". When a "60 Minutes" crew shows up, it usually signals a career change. Let's see what he has to say. 
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