AS the Libertarian Party candidate for attorney general, I am
disgusted to read that the federal government, with the apparent
cooperation of the state of California and Attorney General Dan
Lungren, continues to bully and threaten medical marijuana patients,
such as Todd McCormick in Los Angeles, who are legally permitted by
California law to cultivate and use marijuana for medicinal purposes.

Although a clear majority of voters approved Proposition 215 in 1996,
the federal government continues to ignore the will of the California
people by these continuing prosecutions. How many deaths will it take
before the federal and state governments stop interfering with the
ability of critically ill patients to use and cultivate medical marijuana?

Joseph S. Farina Libertarian Candidate for Attorney General Sacramento