State officials worry legalizing recreational marijuana will criminalize businesses, governments

State officials expressed concerns Friday that an anticipated measure to legalize marijuana in California will exacerbate a conflict between state and federal law that criminalizes pot retailers, bankers, and state and local governments. “That rift between the state laws and federal laws is rendering most of us into criminals,” said Mark Hariri, director of the centralized treasury and securities management division with the State Treasurer. If California follows four other states in legalizing…