U.S. attorney Cotter: Pot policy doesn't undermine Montana crackdown

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

A new federal marijuana policy doesn't undermine a recently completed three-year crackdown on large Montana providers by the U.S. attorney's office, and authorities will still be able to prosecute future cases, U.S. Attorney Mike Cotter said Friday.

... The new policy comes three months after Cotter's office wrapped up its largest-ever drug-trafficking investigation, with 33 marijuana provider convictions. That, plus a strict 2011 overhaul of the state's medical marijuana law — which is being challenged in court — has caused the demise of a once-booming Montana medical marijuana industry.

Cotter said the new policy still emphasizes enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act, and those convicted in the Montana crackdown weren't following state laws.

... "I think we have to see how it evolves over time," he said. "It's not going to affect the way we do business here in Montana."

Read more: http://missoulian.com/news/local/cotter-pot-policy-doesn-t-undermine-montana-crackdown/article_b1ee158a-1192-11e3-82d7-001a4bcf887a.html

[villager]

1. Authorities will *not* "be able to prosecute future cases" if citizens assert their jury

..nullification rights, to counter corrupt political and police castes...