Pubdate: Wed, 21 May 2014 Source: Washington Times (DC) Copyright: 2014 The Washington Times, LLC. Contact: http://www.washingtontimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/492 Page: A9 FEDERAL WATER BECOMES LATEST DISPUTE WITH LEGAL-POT STATES SPOKANE - The U.S. Interior Department said Tuesday it doesn't want federal irrigation water being used to grow marijuana in Washington, Colorado or anywhere else. But the practical effects of the policy remain unclear. The Bureau of Reclamation said it would only refer any violations to the Justice Department, and it seems unlikely that Justice would target irrigation districts for supplying water when it's not going after people for actually growing pot. "We're not an investigative agency. We're an agency that provides water to irrigation districts," said Dan DuBray, a spokesman for the Bureau of Reclamation in Washington, D.C. "The limit of our proactive stance is that if asked, we're not approving it, and if we become aware of it, we report it." - --- MAP posted-by: Matt