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States’ Rights? Feds Threaten Oakland Over Plan to License Marijuana Farms
Federal prosecutors have told the city of Oakland, California, that they will prosecute pot farmers operating under the city’s planned marijuana licensing scheme.
A letter from US Attorney Melinda Haag said the city’s ordinance, which city council passed last year, breaks federal law and opens marijuana growers to prosecution.
And in a reference that some have interpreted as a threat to Oakland’s officials and city councilors, Haag also warned that anyone who “knowingly facilitates” marijuana cultivation could also be prosecuted.
“It was unclear whether Haag meant to warn or threaten Oakland’s individual City Council members, or other city employees or property,” the Oakland Tribune reported. “A spokesman for Haag declined to comment Wednesday beyond what was said in the letter.”
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