05-31-2018, 07:02 PM
(05-31-2018, 02:36 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Yes, federal agents can go into, shutdown and confiscate all marijuana products. Problem is, not enough federal agents to enforce the law by themselves. They rely on local support and cooperation, that’s what has been legally removed by the states legalizing it.
It is a complicated issue. The Federal Budget includes a provision called the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment. It states that none of the money appropriated under the current budget can be used by the DOJ to prosecute medical marijuana operations that are complying with their state law. I believe medical marijuana is allowed in some form in about 33 states now. So they can still bust recreational users (legal in about 8 states plus D.C), and they can bust medical operations that are not complying with their state laws. But medical use is pretty well protected from federal prosecution
But that amendment is only good from one year to the next. It is not a law, but it has been included in every federal budget since '14.
