What has the U.S. Department of Justice told federal prosecutors to do regarding enforcing the Controlled Substances Act in Colorado and other jurisdictions that have legalized recreational marijuana?
a. Strongly enforce the Act in all cases, on the grounds that federal Acts supersede state statutes
b. Enforce the Act in cases where it is openly violated but ignore the use of marijuana in private
c. Develop new anti-drug programs focusing on marijuana users
d. Take a hands-off approach to enforcing the Act in those jurisdictions
Question 2
Which of the following was not a provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994?
a. The Act allocated drug treatment money to create state and federal programs to treat drug addicted prisoners
b. The Act provided money for drug court programs for nonviolent offenders with substance abuse problems
c. The Act authorized the forfeiture and seizure of chemicals used in the manufacture of methamphetamine
d. The Act expanded the federal death penalty to include large-scale drug trafficking
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