Mar. 23 – May 16, 2011 – US Attorneys Send Threatening Letters to States with Legal Medical Marijuana

“In 2011 the DOJ [US Department of Justice] sent letters to officials in Arizona [Mar. 23 and May 2], Colorado [Apr. 26], Montana [Apr. 20], Rhode Island [Apr. 29], Vermont [May 3], Hawaii [Apr. 12], New Hampshire [May 10], Maine [May 16], and Washington [Apr. 14] threatening to prosecute those who implemented cultivation and distribution programs.”