Obama marijuana policy - What's next?
Over on Current News user current89 pointed us to this story: Obama Issues New Medical Marijuana Policy.
This is a much different tact than the Bush Administration, which carried out federal raids over the protests of state and local officials.
As more states relax their laws around medical marijuana and dispensaries like California's become more common - should we anticipate a shift in federal law that follows this trend? Or will marijuana legalization prove to still be too divisive of a national issue to tackle during Obama's term?
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The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday.
This is a much different tact than the Bush Administration, which carried out federal raids over the protests of state and local officials.
As more states relax their laws around medical marijuana and dispensaries like California's become more common - should we anticipate a shift in federal law that follows this trend? Or will marijuana legalization prove to still be too divisive of a national issue to tackle during Obama's term?
Comment over here on Current News.
Recently on the News blog:
- Personal stories about The Oxycontin Express
- Afghanistan might get a runoff election after all
- 7 stories you missed this week – Sarkozy’s son, Mussolini the spy, Bribing the Taliban and more
