Topic: Eric Holder
4 Colorado lawmakers ask US attorney general to stop medical marijuana raidsA bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers trying to regulate the state's medical marijuana industry is calling on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to stop raids of medical marijuana operations, saying the ...
The US Justice Department said it would ease federal prosecutions for the use of "medical marijuana" in states where the substance is permitted by law for the treatment of illness. Marijuana use is a federal crime in the United States, but 14 ...
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a California medical marijuana dispensary owner to a reduced term of a year and a day in prison in one of the nation's first cases since the Obama administration adjusted the federal pot policy. U.S. District ...
Attorney General Holder announces hands-off approach to medical marijuana After California in 1996 became the first state to permit individuals to purchase marijuana for medicinal purposes as long as they have a doctor’s prescription, Nevada and 11 other states followed with similar ...
Medical marijuana users and dispensary owners in California have held their breath for years — fearful they would be targeted for prosecution by the federal government. They finally exhaled this past week when U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said federal agents will ...
Attorney General Eric Holder signals a change on medical marijuana policy, specifically raidsAttorney General Eric Holder signaled a change on medical marijuana policy Wednesday, saying federal agents will target marijuana distributors only when they violate both federal and state law. That would ...
Attorney General Holder signals shift away from raiding Calif. pot dispensariesAttorney General Eric Holder has signaled a change in policy on medical marijuana. The nation's top law enforcement officer has told reporters federal agents will target marijuana distributors that violate both federal ...