Louisiana governor to Trump: Don't prosecute medical pot
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January 10, 2018
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's governor Tuesday asked President Donald Trump to shield states' medical marijuana programs from federal prosecutors, urging him to "ensure the safe distribution of this life-changing form of treatment."
The letter sent to the White House by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards came in response to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' announcement last week that he was ending an Obama-era policy that kept federal authorities from cracking down on legalized pot.
The Department of Justice's actions "jeopardize this treatment for those who need it in Louisiana and ot...
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