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CO lawmakers to feds: Halt medical marijuana raids

2010-06-26T03:03:43Z

4 Colorado lawmakers ask US attorney general to stop medical marijuana raids

A 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 raids are making it harder...

US to ease prosecutions for 'medical marijuana' use

2010-06-25T20:13:47Z

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 US states, including California, allow use of the...

Calif. pot dispensary owner given 1-year sentence

2010-06-25T21:58:24Z

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 Judge George Wu found that the case of 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 laws. Despite opposition from those who consider marijuana a gateway to harder drugs, p...

Pot advocates exhale after AG signals policy shift

2010-06-26T01:39:39Z

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 now target marijuana distributors only when they violate both federal and state laws, a departure fro...

Attorney general signals shift in marijuana policy

2010-06-26T01:42:24Z

Attorney General Eric Holder signals a change on medical marijuana policy, specifically raids

Attorney 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 be a departure from the policy of the Bush administration, which targeted medical marijuana dispensaries in <...

AG Holder signals shift in marijuana policy

2010-04-16T15:59:13Z

Attorney General Holder signals shift away from raiding Calif. pot dispensaries

Attorney 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 and state law — a departure from the Bush administration ...

Gulf Oil Spill Justice

2010-12-16T07:31:35Z

Attorney General Eric Holder, accompanied by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson, gestures during a news conference at the Justice Department in

WikiLeaks- Holder

2010-12-11T08:05:12Z

Attorney General Eric Holder walks to the podium to speak at the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF) summit meeting at the Federal Building in San Francisco, Friday, Dec. 10, 2010. Holder says he is hopeful that the people responsible for the WikiLeaks disclosures of classified information are brought to justice. (AP ...

Holder

2010-12-09T12:32:42Z

Attorney General Eric Holder appears at a post U.S.-EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting news conference, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Holder WikiLeaks

2010-11-30T00:04:29Z

Attorney General Eric Holder answers a question about WikiLeaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

China US

2010-10-21T00:46:12Z

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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