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Colorado DA takes aim at medical marijuana
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - The Arapahoe County district attorney says she plans to revoke the probation of anyone who smokes medical marijuana.
Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers made her comments in an e-mail Dec. 14 to Chief Probation officer Robin Leaf.
A voter-approved Colorado law allows the use of small amounts of marijuana to treat certain medical conditions, as long as the user is registered with the state. The drug is still illegal under federal law.
Chambers said in her e-mail that people who use medical marijuana while on probation are violating federal law and must have probation revoked.
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This DA is not only the Grinch who stole Xmas, but she is legally mistaken. As a state employee, her allegiance is to the state of Colorado first, then to the feds.