New at Reason: Jacob Sullum on Obama's Medical Marijuana Muddle

December 29, 2009

Last October the Obama Justice Department issued a memo telling U.S. attorneys to avoid prosecuting people who use or provide medical marijuana in compliance with state law. As Senior Editor Jacob Sullum explains, the new policy sounds a lot better than the Bush administration’s refusal to tolerate any deviation from federal law in this area. But it may not make much difference in practice.

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