Breaking sharply from the Bush administration, Attorney General
“”It will not be a priority to use federal resources to prosecute patients with serious illnesses or their caregivers who are complying with state laws on medical marijuana,”” Holder said.
At the same time, he stressed that “”we will not tolerate drug traffickers who hide behind claims of compliance with state law to mask activities that are clearly illegal.””
The newly clarified policy amplifies earlier Obama statements. Then-candidate
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