Thursday, November 3, 2011

Filner urges Obama to back off medical marijuana | SignOnSanDiego.com

Filner urges Obama to back off medical marijuana | SignOnSanDiego.com: "Rep. Bob Filner and several congressional colleagues are urging President Barack Obama to reclassify marijuana as a legitimate controlled substance for medicinal purposes under federal law.

In a letter dated Oct. 28, the lawmakers expressed concerns with the Justice Department’s recent crackdown against California medical marijuana dispensaries that are operating legally under state law. State and local governments must be allowed to develop and enforce their own public health laws with regard to medical cannabis, they wrote."

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