Indopedia All Things Marijuana
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to revoke the Cole Memo today, effectively ending a federal policy of non-interference in states which have legalized adult-use cannabis.
Sessions hasn’t pulled the plug just yet, but according to an initial report from the Associated Press, two people “with knowledge of the decision” let the news slip on condition of anonymity, claiming that Sessions will now move to “let federal prosecutors where pot is legal decide how aggressively to enforce federal marijuana law.”
If those unconfirmed reports are correct, Department of Justice attorneys could now have the freedom to bust marijuana businesses operating entirely within state laws, but this would break a promise made by President Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign to allow states to decide on cannabis for themselves.
Video from Colorado in 2016👇
I asked @realDonaldTrump about the possibility that his AG pick might try to shut down #marijuana legalization.
“I wouldn’t do that, no,” Trump said. “I think it should be up to the states, absolutely.” https://t.co/PnTo7OtM23
— Brandon Rittiman (@BrandonRittiman) January 4, 2018
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