Thursday, July 25, 2013

DEA Following Federal Law, Not State Laws, When it Comes to Marijuana




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DEA Following Federal Law, Not State Laws, When it Comes to Marijuana



Washington state and Colorado may have legalized marijuana for recreational use in November last year, but the United States Drug Enforcement Agency doesn’t acknowledge these state laws and is continuing to enforce the federal law that makes the drug illegal. In a series of letters obtained by the Seattle Post Intelligencer (one embedded below), agency officials make it clear that distributors of marijuana are, despite state laws, always in danger of being raided by the agency. Storefront Letters April 29 “This letter serves as a notice to you that, under United States law, the sale and distribution of marijuana is illegal and subject to criminal prosecution and civil enforcement actions,” wrote Matthew Barnes, special agent in charge of the agency’s Seattle Field Division, to a medial marijuana store owner in April. “Property involved in such operations, including real property, is subject to seizure by, and forfeiture to the United States.” Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) spokeswoman added in an email to the Intelligencer that “These storefronts are in violation of state and federal law.






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