US CA: Edu: Column: Medical Marijuana Laws Should Be the Least

Daily Forty-Niner, 12 Oct 2011 – A few days ago, four California officials from the U.S. Attorney’s office announced that hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries have been ordered to close down by the federal government. Since California voters decided to legalize marijuana for medical use in 1996, the issue of medical marijuana has generally been left to the responsibility of the states.