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CA Law enforcement ordered to follow state law |
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Written by California Attorney General John Lockyer’s office
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California Attorney General John Lockyer’s office issued a June 9, 2005
“bulletin to all california law enforcement agencies.” It read in part:
“Legal staff in our office have reviewed carefully
the Raich decision, and it is our opinion that California’s
Compassionate Use Act is not preempted by federal law (the Controlled
Substances Act) as a result of this decision. Therefore, it is our
conclusion that the use of medicinal marijuana under state law is
unaffected by Raich. Accordingly, California law enforcement agencies
should not, because of Raich, change their current practices for the
non-arrest and non-prosecution of individuals who are within the legal
scope of California’s Compassionate Use Act.”
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