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The Columbia Chronicle: U.S. takes positive steps toward medical marijuana reform
Deputy Attorney General David Ogden issued a memo on Oct. 19 directing U.S. federal attorneys to cease prosecution of medical marijuana patients and dispensaries that operate legally under established state laws.
This memo is a step in the right direction toward a sensible marijuana policy in the U.S.
According to the official Department of Justice memo, prosecution of people using marijuana for medical purposes “is unlikely to be an efficient use of limited federal resources.”
The U.S. has more than a trillion dollar budget shortfall and it is unwise for the Department of Justice to spend millions on prosecuting “criminals” who are not harming others through their use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
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