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Law’s Jonathan Adler talks about medical marijuana and federal prosecution

Medical marijuana laws: what you need to know
WebMDJonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and author of Marijuana Federalism: Uncle Sam and Mary Jane, said the risk of the federal government prosecuting any individual for possessing cannabis is extremely low. Instead, federal agents are more focused on large producers of marijuana who sell it on the black market or anyone who sells it to kids.