Pubdate: Fri, 19 Apr 2013
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
Copyright: 2013 Philadelphia Newspapers Inc
Contact:  http://www.philly.com/inquirer/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/340

HOLDER STILL WEIGHS U.S. POT ACTION

WASHINGTON - How it affects children will be one factor the Justice
Department weighs as it determines how to respond to the legalization
of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado, Attorney General Eric
H. Holder Jr. told Congress on Thursday.

"I think among the kinds of things we will have to consider is the
impact on children," along with factors such as violence connected to
trafficking and organized crime, Holder told a House Appropriations
subcommittee. He commented in response to questions about ballot
initiatives legalizing the drug.

"We are certainly going to enforce federal law," Holder
said.

Marijuana is illegal under federal law, and one congressman pressed
Holder to challenge the state initiatives in court.
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