The issue focused on medical marijuana laws in Colorado and Washington. Lawmakers were warned that legislation legalizing marijuana would likely result in criminal prosecutions and criminal penalties for medical marijuana patients.

At the federal level, medical marijuana patients who legally possess medical marijuana will no longer be prosecuted by federal law enforcement officers for marijuana possession. Law enforcement officers will still be able to prosecute medical marijuana patients who illegally possess marijuana.

However, medical marijuana patients who illegally possess marijuana will still face criminal penalties for possession of medical marijuana. Law