Federal prosecutors step into debate over medical marijuana, warn of potential criminal cases

The Associated Press
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Several states have started reassessing their medical marijuana laws after stern warnings from the federal government that everyone from licensed growers to regulators could be subjected to prosecution.The ominous-sounding letters from U.S. attorneys in recent weeks have directly injected the federal government back into a debate that has for years been progressing at the state level.