Madera County secedes from the planet to become a superpower in its own right

In this hour's War on Drugs expansion story, several California locales seem to have decided to start their own country.

California law allows medical marijuana. The law permits the herb to be distributed at dispensaries to people who have a valid prescription.

That's the law. Big Pharma has fought it tooth and nail, but the law is the law.

But officials in Madera County think laws are just "damn pieces of paper" (as Bush would say). So county supervisors have voted unanimously to ban the dispensaries.

This occurred just as the city of San Bernardino also outlawed marijuana dispensaries.

These cities and counties are in contempt of state law, and their officials need to be hauled before state legislators to answer some questions.

During each round of drug war expansion, a spike in crime always follows - without fail. On and on the vicious cycle continues.

(Source: http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=11180855;
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_N_nban23.48273d2.html)