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Article: ATTORNEY GENERAL BROWN ISSUES MEDICAL MARIJUANA GUIDELINES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, PATIENTS

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August 25, 2008
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The California Attorney General issued the following news release:

California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released guidelines that, for the first time since California's Proposition 215 was passed in 1996, clarify the state's laws governing medical marijuana and provide clear guidelines for patients and law enforcement to ensure that medical marijuana is not diverted to illicit markets.

"California voters approved an initiative legalizing medical marijuana, not street drugs. Marijuana intended for medicinal use should not be sold to non-patients or on illicit markets," Attorney General Brown said. "These guidelines will help law enforcement agencies perform their duties in ...

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