Judge to hear DEA request to obtain state medical-marijuana records

[Bozita]

Source: Grand Rapids Press

Judge to hear DEA request to obtain state medical-marijuana records
Published: Tuesday, January 04, 2011, 3:01 PM Updated: Tuesday, January 04, 2011, 3:25 PM
By John Agar | The Grand Rapids Press


GRAND RAPIDS – A hearing is set next week in the federal government's request for access to certain state medical-marijuana records.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents is seeking the records related to a Lansing-area investigation of seven people.

In June, the DEA served a subpoena on the state's Department of Community Health, but the state would not provide the records citing confidentiality laws.

The Department of Community Health told investigators that they faced potential civil and criminal sanctions if they released the information.

Read more: http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/01/judge_to_hear_dea_request_to_o.html

[Joanne98]

1. The "War on drugs" is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!

Which is why the conservatives support it. They hate the Constitution and our freedoms!

[FiveGoodMen]

2. They'll take or leave the Constitution as it suits them.

But they hate freedom 24/7.

Unless it's their freedom from all restrictions and accountability.

And America follows blindly.

[Le Taz Hot]

3. How is this NOT a violation of HIPAA?? n/t

[LawnKorn]

4. Hasn't this country wasted enough money on the War on Drugs. Why can't they just let it go.

Victimless, non-violent drug users are taking up valuable space in the prisons. The prisons are for axe murders and child molesters. Forget the petty marijuana smokers.

[EFerrari]

5. Welome home, IranContra!

:sarcasm: