Exciting times in the good old US of A

DEVLIN BARRETT wrote:
WASHINGTON – Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers
should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow
medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department.
Under the policy spelled out in a three-page legal memo, federal prosecutors
are being told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who
use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law.
The
guidelines issued by the department do, however, make it clear that
federal agents will go after people whose marijuana distribution goes
beyond what is permitted under state law or use medical marijuana as a
cover for other crimes.
The memo advises prosecutors they "should not focus federal resources in your states on individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing for the medical use of marijuana."
The
new policy is a significant departure from the Bush administration,
which insisted it would continue to enforce federal anti-pot laws
regardless of state codes.