U.S. attorney general reiterates commitment to federal marijuana ban

Medible review u s attorney general reiterates commitment to federal marijuana ban

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions isn’t wavering in his opposition to marijuana, even if it’s not a top priority for President Trump and the rest of his administration.

Sessions told a meeting of the National Sheriffs’ Association on Monday that it’s “frustrating” that he’s at loggerheads with others in Congress over marijuana policy, Forbes reported.

Medible review u s attorney general reiterates commitment to federal marijuana banThe attorney general was almost certainly referring to U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Colorado Republican, who’s been delaying votes on Department of Justice nominees in response to Sessions’ rescinding of several Obama-era cannabis policies in early January.

In a prepared version of his remarks, Sessions said: “I cannot and will not pretend that a duly enacted law of this country – like the federal ban on marijuana – does not exist. Marijuana is illegal in the United States – even in Colorado, California, and everywhere else in America.”

The president has not made cannabis policy a top priority, and has not mentioned the topic specifically since taking office, with the exception of one ambiguous signing statement last May.

Sessions has also not taken any direct action – such as raiding state-licensed recreational marijuana businesses, something that would be entirely within his power – other than issuing his own DOJ policy memo on Jan. 4. The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment prevents him from taking action against state-legal medical marijuana companies.

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