BILLINGS – The conflict between state and federal laws over the legality of medical marijuana is forcing some law enforcement officers to take on the unwelcome duty of delivering pot that caregivers attempt to ship through a parcel service. Over the past year, the Billings Police Department has received an increasing number of calls from FedEx and UPS workers who discover packages containing what appears to be legal medical marijuana. A police investigator must then pick up the package, make phone calls to determine whether it is a legal product produced by a medical marijuana caregiver who is registered with the state and notify the distributor to retrieve the shipment. All that can add up to several hours of police time. Then, the caregiver may not pick up their product, saddling the cops with returning the marijuana to them personally. “We don't want to be in the middle as a broker,” said Billings Police Chief Rich St. John. “We're wasting a lot of time investigating and looking into legitimate businesses.” http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_9313965c-8703-11df-be7c-00… added by: JackHerer
