Sentences with phrase «enforcing federal marijuana laws»

Nearly three - quarters of voters said they disapprove of the government enforcing federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized it either medically or recreationally.

That's when Deputy Attorney General James Cole wrote a memo to all U.S. attorneys with new guidance on enforcing federal marijuana laws.

In his confirmation hearings, Sessions acknowledged that disrupting states marijuana markets by enforcing federal marijuana laws could create a strain on federal resources.

Spicer's comments regarding a crackdown came only hours after Quinnipiac University released a new poll, which found that 71 percent of all Americans would oppose efforts to enforce federal marijuana laws in states with legalization.

Not exact matches

Sessions» marijuana policy will direct federal prosecutors to enforce federal laws against the drug, even in states where voters and lawmakers have legalized recreational or medical use.

While eight US states and the District of Columbia have voted to legalise recreational marijuana, the White House has hinted that the Department of Justice will do more to enforce federal laws prohibiting recreational marijuana, raising concerns over how Canada's approach will coexist with a potential crackdown south of the border.

Also on Thursday, Quinnipiac University released a new poll showing that 71 % of American voters — including 55 % of Republican voters — say they oppose the government enforcing federal laws banning marijuana in states that have already legalized the drug for either medical or recreational purposes.

And because individual states could still prohibit marijuana locally, Booker's bill would also incentivize states to change their marijuana laws by withholding federal funding from any states that have enforced laws against the drug in ways that disproportionately affect low - income citizens and people of color.

In essence, Holder and others at the Justice Department said they would not enforce federal drug regulation laws when it comes to marijuana - related transactions in states that authorize and closely regulate cannabis sales.

Doing so would give him the authority to strictly enforce federal law, which states that marijuana is wholly illegal, and shut down medical and recreational cannabis facilities.

Pot remains illegal under federal law, and Sessions» new direction lets federal prosecutors in states where marijuana is legal decide how aggressively to enforce that law.

For example recently there was a discussion if Jeff Sessions will start enforcing federal laws regarding Marijuana (Obama administration decided not to enforce a certain law and now Sessions plans to end that practice).

Though the federal government has signaled it will not enforce those laws in states that have made marijuana legal, state Sen. Diane Savino said U.S. attorneys would have the law behind them in an enforcement action.

This memorandum does not alter in any way the Department's authority to enforce federal law, including federal laws relating to marijuana, regardless of state law.

Up until this point the federal government has taken the position that it will not enforce federal law in those states that permit recreational marijuana usage.