Immigration,
Government,
Criminal
Jun. 27, 2012
Prosecutorial indiscretion: marijuana and immigration
The DOJ is walking back guns and promises not to prosecute medical marijuana cases; is Obama's new immigration policy next? By Raza Lawrence and Allison Margolin of Margolin & Lawrence
James Raza Lawrence
Partner, Margolin & Lawrence
Email: raza@margolinlawrence.com
Raza is a founding partner of Margolin & Lawrence. The firm represents and advises cannabis businesses and individuals on compliance, licensing, zoning, criminal defense, and other matters at the local, state, and federal levels.
Allison B. Margolin
Allison B. Margolin PLCEmail: allison@allisonmargolin.com
Allison is a founding partner of Allison B. Margolin PLC. The firm represents and advises cannabis businesses and individuals on compliance, licensing, zoning, criminal defense, and other matters at the local, state, and federal levels.
On Thursday, a house panel recommended that Attorney General Eric Holder be held in contempt of Congress regarding his refusal to comply with Congress' subpoena for documents relating to Holder's actions in the "Fast and Furious" arms scandal that came to light when a weapon that the ATF had "walked" ended up killing a border patrolman.
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