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Bush Holdover Unanimously Confirmed To
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Bush Holdover Michelle Leonhart Unanimously Confirmed To Head U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:42:48 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Michelle Leonhart
by unanimous consent to head the United States
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Miss
Leonhart had served as interim director of the
agency since November 2007. President Barack
Obama had nominated Leonhart in February to serve
as the agency’s director.
Numerous drug policy reform organizations,
including NORML, had opposed Leonhart’s
confirmation – arguing that her actions as
interim DEA administrator were contrary to the
Obama administration’s pledge to allow science,
rather than rhetoric and ideology, guide public
policy.
For example, Ms. Leonhart oversaw dozens of
federal raids on medical marijuana providers and
producers. These actions took place in states
that have enacted laws allowing for the use and
distribution of marijuana for medical purposes,
and are inconsistent with an October 19, 2009
Department of Justice memo recommending federal
officials no longer "focus Š resources Š on
individuals whose actions are in clear and
unambiguous compliance with existing state laws
providing for the medical use of marijuana."
Miss Leonhart also blocked scientific research
that sought to better identify and quantify
marijuana’s medicinal properties and efficacy. In
particular, Ms. Leonhart neglected to reply to an
eight-year-old petition calling for
administrative hearings regarding the
rescheduling marijuana for medical use. Such
hearings were called for in 2009 by the American
Medical Association, which resolved "that
marijuana’s status as a federal Schedule I
controlled substance be reviewed with the goal of
facilitating the conduct of clinical research and
development of cannabinoid-based medicines."
Moreover, in January 2009, Ms. Leonhart refused
to issue a license to the University of
Massachusetts for the purpose of cultivating
marijuana for FDA-approved research, despite a
DEA administrative law judge’s ruling that it
would be "in the public interest" to grant this
request.
Finally, Ms. Leonhart has exhibited questionable
judgment when speaking about the subject of
escalating drug war violence in Mexico. In 2009,
she described this border violence – which is
responsible for over 31,000 deaths since December
2006 – as a sign of the "success" of her agency’s
anti-drug strategies.
Commenting on Ms. Leonhart’s confirmation, NORML
Deputy Director Paul Armentano said, "Ms.
Leonhart’s actions and ambitions are incompatible
with state law, public opinion, and with the
policies of this administration. It is unlikely
that we will see any serious change in direction
of the DEA under Ms. Leonhart’s leadership."
In December, Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl had
placed a hold on Ms. Leonhart’s nomination.
Senator Kohl dropped his hold on December 22, and
the Senate unanimously confirmed Leonhart’s
nomination the following day.
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