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Federal officials are in an especially delicate position. Marijuana use, even for medical purposes, is still outlawed by the U.S. government, and Attorney General Janet Reno has vowed to continue enforcing that law. But federal officials have been reluctant to crack down on the pot clubs that were created in response to the will of California voters. In April agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration raided a Bay Area cannabis club called Flower Therapy and seized 331 marijuana plants and growing equipment, charging that the club was distributing pot in quantities larger than what was needed by its ill customers...
...director LOUIS FREEH tried hard to talk Attorney General JANET RENO out of closing the criminal investigation into fund-raising telephone calls by President Clinton and Vice President Gore--but not because he believes that either could ever be prosecuted for soliciting money from the White House. Freeh's fear, according to knowledgeable federal sources, is that once the investigation is closed, FBI agents will be hamstrung in their ability to pursue other, potentially more serious questions about fund-raising activities by Clinton or Gore. Justice lawyers have insisted that FBI agents cannot fish around in the affairs of high...
Gore Off the Hook He's in the clear: Following a reprieve from Janet Reno, the Vice President gets back to what a politician does best: campaigning. Full Story...
Reno Says No Janet Reno has finally decided not to seek an independent counsel to probe President Clinton and Vice President Gore over dollar-dialing. Up next: low-level indictments, and a big show on Capitol Hill. Full Story...
...Tuesday, Janet Reno is expected to decline an independent counsel for Gore's White House phone calls ? which means that Gore can show up in Kyoto with nothing to answer for to except greenhouse gases. "The U.S. position is relatively firm; Gore will tell the Europeans that it's better than nothing," says Branegan. "The environment is his issue; if he can bring a deal back home, he can make headlines in a positive light." For the tainted Gore, that is an opportunity not to be missed...