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Saturday, November 21, 2009 3:28 PM

Published 11/06/2009 by California Real Estate Journal


U.S. Says It Will Ease Up on Prosecutions of Medical Pot Use

Daily Journal Staff Writers

In a banner day for marijuana dispensaries, the U.S. Justice Department on Oct. 19 formalized its January policy shift away from prosecuting medical marijuana in states that allow it and a judge ruled that Los Angeles moratorium on new dispensaries...

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FRANCE: Los Angeles, a marijuana smokers' heaven
With close to 1000 dispensaries offering diverse strains of medical marijuana, and just as many doctors willing to hand out prescriptions for the drug, Los Angeles ... - [11/05/2009 - France24]
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"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" Holder said in a statement...
U.S. Says It Will Ease Up on Prosecutions of Medical Pot Use [California Real Estate Journal - 11/06/2009]
...in a statement, "but we will not tolerate drug traffickers who hide behind claims of compliance with state law to mask activities that are clearly illegal."
U.S. Says It Will Ease Up on Prosecutions of Medical Pot Use [California Real Estate Journal - 11/06/2009]
...a permanent law. "This is like a scrimmage. There's going to be another battle immediately when they pass the permanent ordinance as to how that's applied" he said
U.S. Says It Will Ease Up on Prosecutions of Medical Pot Use [California Real Estate Journal - 11/06/2009]

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