One month after Sessions marijuana memo, where do U.S. attorneys stand on legal weed
“We are united in the view that the federal government shouldn’t subvert the will of our citizens expressed at the state level.”
The Cannabist (US)
Monday, February 5, 2018
Monday, February 5, 2018
It’s been a month since U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo, Obama-era Department of Justice guidance on enforcement of federal law in states that legalized marijuana in some form. Sessions’ marijuana policy shift didn’t just inject uncertainty into the legal cannabis industry — it empowered the Justice Department’s U.S. attorneys to enforce — or ignore — federal marijuana laws. So where do the U.S. attorneys stationed in the nine states (and Washington, D.C.) that have legalized recreational marijuana stand? Here’s what we know about the top federal prosecutors in those districts one month into the post-Cole Memo paradigm.
