Nine former heads of the DEA sent a strong message to Attorney General Eric Holder: Fight against efforts to legalize recreational marijuana in three states, the Reuters reports.
Failing to say anything, they said, would suggest he condones legalization.
The former officials told Holder that legalization would fly in the face of federal law, according to Reuters.
“To continue to remain silent conveys to the American public and the global community a tacit acceptance of these dangerous initiatives,” said a copy of the letter obtained by Reuters.
Voters in three states – Colorado, Washington state and Oregon – are set to decide in November whether to legalize pot for recreation.
