I'll wait for these changes to take affect before I start celebrating. I got a ticket in the national forest in April after the first announcement. The forest ranger said I was on federal land and state law did not apply so my valid state license meant nothing to him. I told him that I heard the federal government was supposed to lay off people who were legal in the state. He said if I wanted to argue he would just arrest me and take me to jail in S.F.
So I said give me the ticket. I did not even think what I was doing was illegal at the time since I had a small amount and a valid license. I got the ticket and hired a lawyer ($1100) to fight it. If I stay out of trouble for 1 1/2 months more I will not have any record.
rudy2010 Reviewed by rudy2010 on . Obama's new guidelines 10/19/09 Took this off the wire: WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors Monday. Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state laws. The new policy Rating: 5