Federal law bans all marijuana but, in 16 states and Washington, DC, it's legal as medicine. As a candidate, Barack Obama said he would not "circumvent state law," and his administration discontinued the high-profile raids of the Bush years. But now those raids have resumed, and local officials implementing state laws are being threatened with federal prosecution. Has the President broken a campaign promise? Is medical marijuana a front for organized crime? Is it so widely used that the federal ban should go the way of alcohol prohibition?
The President and Medical Marijuana
Credits
Guests:
- Tim Dickinson - Rolling Stone magazine - @7im
- Benjamin Wagner - US Attorney's Office
- Michael Montgomery - KQED and California Watch - @MichaelMontCW
- Norm Stamper - Law Enforcement against Prohibition - @CopsSayLegalize
- Brian Vicente - Sensible Colorado - @VicenteConsult