{"id":22080,"date":"2015-05-27T17:22:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T17:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/05\/27\/feds-barred-from-marijuana-use-despite-state-legalization\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:54:24","slug":"feds-barred-from-marijuana-use-despite-state-legalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2015\/05\/27\/feds-barred-from-marijuana-use-despite-state-legalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds barred from marijuana use despite state legalization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the last few years Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Washington, D.C. have all taken steps to legalize marijuana. 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