LAS CRUCES STATE REP BILL MCCAMLEY WANTS BORDER PATROL AGENTS TO LEAVE PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARDS ALONE. HE SAYS THEY'RE DETAINING THESE RESIDENTS AT CHECKPOINTS GOING INTO AND OUT OF LAS CRUCES AND QUESTIONS THE POLICY GIVEN THAT THE STATE HAS A MEDICAL POT PROGRAM. HE SAYS THE U-S ATTORNEY DOESN'T PROSECUTE THESE CASES … SO IT'S NOT JUST A FAIRNESS ARGUMENT. HE SAYS IT'S ALSO AN INEFFICIENT USE OF TAXPAYERS DOLLARS BECAUSE THE U-S ATTORNEY DOESN'T PROSECUTE THOSE CASES.
MCCAMLEY TELLS US HE SENT A LETTER TO SENATORS UDALL AND HEINRICH ABOUT THIS, AND THEY FORWARDED THE LETTER TO THE BORDER PATROL. A BORDER PATROL SPOKESMAN SAYS THEY ENFORCE FEDERAL LAW AND SEIZE ANY ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES THEY FIND.
