The issue focused on federal funding for medical marijuana laws in Colorado and Washington. The Justice Department could sue to block federal funding of medical marijuana laws in states like Colorado and Washington.

On Tuesday, Justice Department lawyers filed a lawsuit against medical marijuana authorities in Texas and Colorado that argue that federal funding for medical marijuana laws has been unlawful under federal law.

It was legal for medical marijuana laws in California and Washington to legally legalize medical marijuana by July 1, 2014. In April 2015, federal authorities decided to sue