From: Carl Olsen
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:34 PM
To: Carpeneti, R Anne D (LAW)
Cc: Korting, Nancy A (LAW)
Subject: RE: Federal Question
Dear Ms. Carpeneti,
I live in Iowa, which is a State in the United States like Alaska. My question
was about federal law, not state law. In my letter, I told you what Alaska
law says and asked you whether you have contacted the United States Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) to let them know that marijuana no longer meets the finding
required by Congress that anything in federal Schedule I of the Controlled Substances
Act must have "no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States."
You and I both live in the United States and we are both equally affected by federal
law, and, in this case, more particularly by the implementation of that law by a
federal agency that isn't doing it's job. If you don't want to answer my question,
that's fine. Just know that it was not a question about Alaska law.
I know what Alaska law says and I know what federal law says. I'm asking why
the DEA is not doing its job and whether you have contacted them on behalf of the
citizens of Alaska to find out why they are not protecting the public health and
safety of the people of Alaska.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Carl Olsen
515-288-5798
-------------- Original message from "Carpeneti, R Anne D (LAW)" --------------
Mr. Olsen –
By law this office may provide legal advice and assistance solely to Alaska state
agencies and officials. The answers to your questions would involve doing
legal research and/or giving legal opinions that we are not in a position to provide.
You should consult your private legal advisor. Other sources of information
include your local law library and various resources on the internet.
Alaska’s statutes addressing medical marijuana are found at AS 17.37.010 – AS 17.37.080.
Our criminal statutes addressing controlled substances are found in AS 11.71.
Anne Carpeneti
From: Carl Olsen
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:49 AM
To: Carpeneti, R Anne D (LAW)
Cc: Korting, Nancy A (LAW)
Subject: RE:
Dear Ms. Carpeneti,
Does your state have "accepted medical use" of marijuana as that
term is used in 21 U.S.C. § 812(b)(1)(B)?
If yes, have you notified the United States Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) of this fact?
If no, why not?
If you notified the DEA, what did they say?
Thank you!
Carl Olsen
Iowans for Medical Marijuana
Patients Out of Time
From: Carpeneti, R Anne D
(LAW)
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 7:39 PM
To: Carl Olsen
Cc: Korting, Nancy A (LAW)
Subject:
Mr. Olsen,
Your e-mail
to Alaska’s
Attorney General Talis Colberg was forwarded to me for response.
You are concerned that the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) may not
exclude marijuana from Schedule I of federally controlled substances.
For your
information, in Alaska
marijuana is listed as a Schedule VIA controlled substance.
AS 11.71.190.
I hope this
information is helpful to you.
Anne Carpeneti
Assistant
Attorney General