The Obama administration will stop cracking down on medical marijuana centers operating legally under state law, according to a new policy expected to be released today. The move is a significant departure from the Bush administration, which continued to bust such operations for breaking federal law. Under the new strategy, federal prosecutors will be told that legal action against such operations is not a good use of their time, reports AP, which was briefed about the change by federal officials.
Fourteen states currently allow distribution of medical marijuana, including California which has a large number of pot centers and even allows advertising for such operations. A three-page memo on the new policy is being sent today to federal prosecutors in the 14 states, and to officials at the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration, sources said. "This moves the federal government dramatically toward respecting scientific and practical reality," said the head of a medical marijuana advocacy group.
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