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Maui wowie: pot sentencing impacted by new federal policy

By Douglas A. Berman

The Los Angeles Times has this interesting article, headlined "Medical pot provider's sentencing postponed," which reports on the sentencing impact of the latest federal marijuana policy development.  Here are excerpts: A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday postponed the sentencing of man who emerged as a key figure in the national debate over medical marijuana, saying he wanted additional information about a reported change in the Justice Department's policy regarding such prosecutions.  U.S. District Judge George H. Wu asked prosecutors for a written response from the Justice Department about its position on medical marijuana prosecutions in light of recent comments from Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. Holder said last week that the Justice Department under President Obama had no plans to prosecute dispensary owners who operated within their state law...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 24, 2009 (boomark / email).