Feds Want Michigan's Medical Marijuana Documents

[Joanne98]

The federal government wants the department that oversees the state of Michigan's medical marijuana program to provide records for seven individuals under investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency.

The Department of Community Health hasn't yet complied with the subpoena because there are potential civil and criminal penalties for violating confidentiality under the state's medical marijuana law, the Grand Rapids Press reports.

Assistant U.S. Attorney John Bruha said the DEA on sought copies of "any and all documents, records, applications, payment method of any application for Medical Marijuana Patient Cards and Medical Marijuana Caregiver cards and copies of front and back of any cards located for the seven named individuals" back on June 4. But the state Attorney General's Office was reluctant to comply with the request unless a judge ordered to do so.

Attorney General Eric Holder announced a policy last October that said the "focus of federal resources should not be on individuals whose actions are in compliance with existing state laws." But medical marijuana advocates have complained that DEA agents have continued to conduct raids on those that advocates say are in compliance with state laws.

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[Taverner]

1. Everytime the Feds raid a club here, they don't confiscate the herb

Just the records, receipts, logs of who bought what and where....

Big Brother's back...

[gratuitous]

2. Bored with setting up 19-year-olds, are they?

Back to hassling the stoners. What then? Some random "mail covers" like the good old days? Or trolling through internet traffic on the off chance that they can embarrass someone they don't like?

[Lint Head]

3. What a waste of national treasury.

[sarcasmo]

4. Legalize personal usage and stop wasting money on this stupidity.