Congress OKs medical marijuana, rules under review
Acting Speaker Tina Muna Barnes, center, listens as fellow senator Dennis Rodriguez Jr. present testimony on Bill 185 during session at the Guam Legislature on Tuesday, Nov. 17.(Photo: PDN file)
As the island waits for the implementation of medical marijuana the federal government has signaled it won’t pursue legal action where there are local laws in place.
The U.S. Congress passed a federal spending bill which included a provision that prohibits the Department of Justice from taking legal action against states and territories where medical marijuana is legal.
Sec. 542 of the federal spending bill prohibits the Department of Justice from using funds to prevent states and territories with medical marijuana laws from implementing them.
The section was included through Reps. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California, and Sam Farr, D-California, whose state saw several raids at legal medical marijuana facilities this year.
This is the second time Congress has included a provision in the...
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