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-83- � <br /> 7.A. - Page 69 �s. ne�m�,E arJ„�t;c� <br /> ATT�CHMf�T <br /> � <br /> Office of the Deputy Attomey Geaerdl <br /> RfaaJ+irtgmn.A.0 2(Kip <br /> June 29. 1013. <br /> MEMORANDUM FOR UNITED S7'AT � <br /> FROM: James M.Cole � <br /> Deputy Attorn CIICFBI <br /> SUBJEC7: Guidance Regarding the Ogdea Memo en Jnrisdictions <br /> Seekin�to A�thorize Mari,�uer�a for Medicaf Use <br /> Oyer the fast severa!months some af yoa have s•e�yested the Department's assistance in <br /> responding to inqairies frorn Srate ar�d local govern�ents seeking gui��a�ui the <br /> Department's position on enforcement of the Control�e�3ubstances Act(CSA}ir�j�risdictians <br /> that have under conssdetation,or have implentented,legislation tLtat wou]d sanction ana reguIate <br /> the commercial c�ltivation ar�d distributios�of marijuena purpnrtedty for medicaJ use, Some of <br /> these jurisdictions have considered approving the cultivation of large quantities opm����,or <br /> braadening the regulatian and taxation of the substance. Yoa may have seen letters responding <br /> to t3iese inquiries by severa!United Staics Attameys, Those letters are entircly consistent wit� <br /> the October 20b9 memorandum issued by Deputy Attorney Genera!David Ogde4 to federaI <br /> grosecutors in States that have enacted laws authorizing the tnedical ase of marijuarta(the <br /> "Ogden Memn"}. <br /> 7'he Department of Justice is committed to the enforcemen#of the Controlled Substances <br /> Aci in al!States. Congress has deternuned that marijuana is s dangernus drng and t�at the illega! <br /> distribution and sale of marijuana is a seriovs crime that provides a signif cant soui�ce of revenue <br /> tn lerge scale criminal enterprises,gangs,and cartels, The Ogden Memorandum provides <br /> gtudance to you in deptoying yotu resoyrces to enfnree the CSA as part of the exercise vf th$ <br /> 6road discretion yau are given to address federaf crimina!matters within yoar distrzcis, <br /> A nvmber of states have enactec[some form of Iegislation relating to thc rnedical use of <br /> maqjuana. AccordingIy,the Ogden Memo reiterate�to you that prosecution of signifcant <br /> traf�ckers of illegal drugs,including marijuana,reinains a core priority,but adviseci that;t is <br /> Iikely not an efficient�se af federai resources to focus enfarcemcnt ef�'orts on individt�ts with <br /> cancer or other serious il�nesses wha use mariluana as part of a recommended treatment regimen <br /> cansistent with applicable state lavv,or their caregivers. The term'°caregiver"as used in the <br /> memorandiun meant just that: individuals providing care to individuals with cancer or other <br /> serio�s illnesses,not eommercia]operations cultivating,sefling or distributing marijuana, <br /> The DepaRmenYs view ofthe efficient use of limited federa[resources as artic�tated in <br /> the Ogden Memorandvm has not changed. There has,however,been an increasc in ihe scope of <br />