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California House Members Challenge Justice Dept. Over Medical Marijuana

Two members of Congress from California who were authors of an amendment blocking the Justice Department from interfering with state medical marijuana laws are disputing Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr.’s narrow interpretation of the provision.

The Justice Department said last week that the bipartisan legislation to protect legal medical marijuana laws did not restrict federal prosecution of individuals or organizations that sell pot.

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Costa Mesa) and Rep. Sam Farr (D-Carmel) sent Holder a letter Wednesday sharply disputing that reading of their amendment.

As the authors of the provision in question, we write to inform you that this interpretation of our amendment is emphatically wrong,” the two lawmakers told Holder. [Read more at the Los Angeles Times]

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