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Most U.S. Attorneys in States With Legal Pot Don't Seem to Be Planning a Crackdown
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Of the 13 U.S. attorneys in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, only one has indicated he is contemplating a cannabis crackdown. Eight have indicated otherwise.
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Most U.S. Attorneys in States With Legal Pot Don't Seem to Be Planning a Crackdown
Eight out of 13 have indicated that Jeff Session's marijuana memo won't affect their prosecutorial decisions.
Jacob Sullum | Jan. 23, 2018 9:15 am
The federal government "shutdown" that ended yesterday highlighted the tenuous legal position of state-licensed marijuana merchants, who are worried about a possible crackdown in light of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' January 4 memo rescinding guidelines that had discouraged federal prosecutors from targeting them. The new continuing resolution, which expires on February 8, renewed the spending rider that bars the Justice Department from interfering with the implementation of state medical marijuana laws, which may also be included in whatever spending bill comes next. But since attempts to expand the rider beyond medical marijuana so far have been unsuccessful, the fate of cannabusinesses serving the recreational market still lies in the hands of U.S. attorneys across the country. Here is a rundown of what U.S. attorneys in the nine states with legal recreational pot have said about marijuana enforcement since Sessions issued his memo, which told them to apply the DOJ's "well-established general principles" in deciding which cases to pursue.
Eight out of 13 have indicated that Jeff Session's marijuana memo won't affect their prosecutorial decisions.
Jacob Sullum | Jan. 23, 2018 9:15 am
The federal government "shutdown" that ended yesterday highlighted the tenuous legal position of state-licensed marijuana merchants, who are worried about a possible crackdown in light of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' January 4 memo rescinding guidelines that had discouraged federal prosecutors from targeting them. The new continuing resolution, which expires on February 8, renewed the spending rider that bars the Justice Department from interfering with the implementation of state medical marijuana laws, which may also be included in whatever spending bill comes next. But since attempts to expand the rider beyond medical marijuana so far have been unsuccessful, the fate of cannabusinesses serving the recreational market still lies in the hands of U.S. attorneys across the country. Here is a rundown of what U.S. attorneys in the nine states with legal recreational pot have said about marijuana enforcement since Sessions issued his memo, which told them to apply the DOJ's "well-established general principles" in deciding which cases to pursue.