LOOK OUT BELOW BOSTON,MA.-As the legal marijuana industry attempts to establish itself under Massachusetts state law, the top federal prosecutor in the state said he cannot and will not rule out prosecuting state-sanctioned marijuana businesses.
Responding to calls from marijuana activists to clarify how he will enforce the federal prohibition on marijuana in a state that has legalized the drug, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling said Monday he will be assessing each violation of the federal marijuana prohibition on a case-by-case basis for prosecution.
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