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Article: House Lawmakers Request GAO Count Tax Dollars Wasted On U.S. Dept. of Justice Medical Marijuana Law Enforcement Activities
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- March 2, 2006
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WASHINGTON, March 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- By the request of Americans
for Safe Access (ASA), the nation's largest medical marijuana
advocacy organization, Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D- N.Y.) this
week led a group of three other House lawmakers in calling for a
Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation of how much
money the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) spent each year over the
past decade to enforce federal medical marijuana laws. Joining
Hinchey in the GAO request are Congressmen Ron Paul (R-TX), Sam Farr
(D-Calif.), and (D-Mass.). (The request may be viewed at http://
www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id(equals)3142 )
"We want to find out what the Department of Justice ...