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Obama eases policy on medical marijuana

Lahore : Pakistan | about 1 month ago

The Obama administration is advising federal prosecutors not to seek criminal charges against those who use medical marijuana in accordance with state laws, reversing a Bush administration approach.

The guidelines, released today by the U.S. Justice Department, put in writing an approach that already was being used by the Obama administration.

Fourteen states have enacted laws addressing marijuana for medical purposes, according to a Justice Department statement.

“It will not be a priority to use federal resources to prosecute patients with serious illnesses or their caregivers who are complying with state laws on medical marijuana,” Attorney General Eric Holder said in the statement. “But we will not tolerate drug traffickers who hide behind claims of compliance with state law to mask activities that are clearly illegal.”

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