Under a provision in the spending bill that Congress just passed over the weekend, individual states where medical marijuana is already legal, or states where it will become legal in the future, will no longer be victimized by federal drug agents. That means that retailers and dispensaries would no longer need to worry about DEA agents raiding their operations, where as in the past they have selectively targeted some shops, even though they have been in compliance with the laws of their individual states. Now, agents would be prohibited from doing so.

But does this mean that the federal ban on marijuana is effectively over, as some articles and pundits have claimed? The good news is: yes. Sort of. read on at ...

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