Colorado Lawmakers Ask Attorney General To Stop Raids

March 8, 2010 — Noting that raids on medical marijuana operations only discourage cooperation with state laws, several Colorado lawmakers asked Attorney General Eric Holder to end the raids on dispensaries.

Colorado asks US to halt medical marijuana raids

DENVER—Colorado lawmakers trying to regulate marijuana dispensaries are asking the U.S. attorney general to stop raids of medical marijuana operations.

The group e-mailed the request to Eric Holder on Monday, following up on a letter sent last week.

The lawmakers say the raids are discouraging dispensary operators and medical marijuana patients and growers from working with them on the proposed regulations.

Read the full story at Denverpost.com.