Government
Dec. 18, 2014
Federal budget bill may upend medicial marijuana prosecutions in California
A federal judge granted a motion Tuesday by a defense attorney to continue his client's sentencing hearing in light of a budget bill saying prosecutors should not use funds to prevent states from implementing their medical marijuana laws.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - It didn't take long for a California attorney to test the significance of an amendment in the federal budget bill Congress passed this weekend that could affect how marijuana cases are prosecuted in states with medical cannabis laws.
A federal judge granted a motion by attorney Ronald Richards to continue his client's sentencing hearing in light of a provision saying the Dep...
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