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***tiger980*** · 10-23-2009, 03:26 PM

Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department.

Under the policy spelled out in a three-page legal memo, federal prosecutors are being told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law.

The guidelines issued by the department do, however, make it clear that federal agents will go after people whose marijuana distribution goes beyond what is permitted under state law or use medical marijuana as a cover for other crimes.

When the president signs the bill...

DankJews · 10-24-2009, 01:06 AM

Who Knows We All Live In The United States, Never Know What On Earth We're Gonna Do!

.:Stay Medicated:.

10-23-2009, 03:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
*tiger980* Hi, Im New! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Los Angeles, California Co-Op: Yes Vendor: No Patient: Yes Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Feds New Medical Marijuana Policy...but is it a law? Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department. Under the policy spelled out in a three-page legal memo, federal prosecutors are being told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law. The guidelines issued by the department do, however, make it clear that federal agents will go after people whose marijuana distribution goes beyond what is permitted under state law or use medical marijuana as a cover for other crimes. When the president signs the bill...

10-24-2009, 01:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
DankJews .:Stay Medicated:. Join Date: Apr 2008 Co-Op: no Vendor: no Patient: yes Posts: 655 Rep Power: 42763	Re: Feds New Medical Marijuana Policy...but is it a law? Who Knows We All Live In The United States, Never Know What On Earth We're Gonna Do! .:Stay Medicated:.

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