President Obama is averse to using federal funds for this purpose, particularly when state law provides for medicinal marijuana use. He said, "The president believes that federal resources should not be used to circumvent state laws" and plans to execute this as a policy.

During previous presidencies, policies were passed in. Moving forward, decisions on medical marijuana raids will be left up to state government. Most states individually have their own laws regarding medical marijuana distribution and supply, but to the federal government it is illegal and under President Bush the federal government had used their laws and power to override the individual state laws regarding medical marijuana. According to White House spokesperson Oliver Schapiro, in his response to an advocacy groups € protests to the raids, Obama had not yet appointed his drug policy team when these raids took place.

Holder said these raids will not be a part of President Barack Obama's policies. Alternative Medicine No More Federal Marijuana Raids Under President Obama Raids by the federal government on legally sanctioned medical marijuana facilities will become a thing of the past. Attorney General Elnar Holder was questioned about drug raids implemented in California on marijuana dispensaries since President Obama took office.

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