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Government

Apr. 5, 2012

State lawmakers push back on marijuana busts

n the wake of a series of medical marijuana raids by federal law enforcement, lawmakers in five states are calling on the federal government to stop interfering with their ability to control and regulate prescription cannabis.


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In the wake of a series of medical marijuana raids by federal law enforcement, lawmakers in five states, including California, are calling on the federal government to stop interfering with their ability to control and regulate prescription cannabis.


"States with medical marijuana laws have chosen to embrace an approach that is based on science, reason and compassion," the lawmakers said in an ...

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