Medical pot dispensaries to open in D.C.

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:08:00 +0000

In recent months the Justice Department has overseen harsh crackdowns on medical marijuana dispensaries in states like California where the sale of the drug for medical purposes has been legalized. As we noted earlier this month, a U.S. attorney is threatening California landlords housing medical marijuana dispensaries with 40 years in federal prison. Now the DoJ will contend with medical marijuana on its doorstep, as dispensaries plan to open in D.C.. Under district law, the highly regulated dispensaries will be legal, but illegal under the federal system. The unusual and delicate interplay between district and federal policy in the capital leaves the question open as to whether feds will intervene with dispensaries as they have in other states. Dispensaries are expected to open at the end of this month

Via McClatchy:

California marijuana dispensary owner gets 10 years on federal charges

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:12:00 +0000

A federal court Monday sentenced a California man to 10 years in prison for doing something that's legal in his state. Aaron Sandusky was convicted in October on federal charges of distributing marijuana -- he is one of four defendants in the United States who have faced federal prosecutors over medical marijuana dispensaries in states where medical marijuana is legal.

Sandusky, 42, ran three dispensaries in Southern California's Inland Empire area. Medical marijuana dispensaries have been legal according to California state law since 1996.

According to reports, Sandusky told the courtroom Monday, "I want to apologize to those with me and their families who have been victimized by the federal government who has not recognized the voters of this state."

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Medical pot dispensaries to open in D.C.

California marijuana dispensary owner gets 10 years on federal charges