Sentences with phrase «federal marijuana laws»

The memo restricts enforcing federal marijuana law in states where marijuana is legal.

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.

A U.S. Justice Department task force recently said the Cole Memorandum, which restricts federal marijuana law enforcement in states where pot is legal, should be reevaluated to see if it should be changed.

The Democratic senator's proposed legislation will face an unlikely road to passage, considering that most lawmakers (including those in the White House) are reluctant to end the drug's federal prohibition, but the bill is still the latest attempt by a prominent politician to update federal marijuana laws at a time when a clear majority of Americans support legalization.

Aphria stood as one of the few major marijuana growers in Canada that established significant operations in the U.S.. However, the company has taken steps to reduce its U.S. exposure after the Toronto Stock Exchange threatened to delist the stocks of members with ongoing business activities that violate U.S. federal marijuana laws.

When Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on marijuana to federal prosectors Thursday, reiterating their leeway to prosecute federal marijuana laws as they see fit, regardless of whether the plant is legal under state and local law, he likely spurred future infringements on liberty, struck a blow against federalism, and defied public opinion.

The question before the U.S. district court will be whether federal authorities can prosecute state licensed farmers who grow non-drug oilseed and fiber hemp varieties under federal marijuana laws.

Fitzpatrick notes that Governors John Hickenlooper, of Colorado, and Kate Brown, of Oregon, have called on the federal government to legalize cannabis and members of Congress, including Sen. Corey Booker (D - NJ), are initiating legislation to change federal marijuana law.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded several Obama - era directives that discouraged enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that had legalized the substance.

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.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said in a press conference on Thursday afternoon that he expects to see «greater enforcement» of federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized the drug for recreational purposes.

Sessions will instead let federal prosecutors decide how aggressively to enforce federal marijuana laws in states where pot has become legal, the people said.

More recently, in January 2018, Attorney General Sessions issued a Marijuana Enforcement Memorandum that rescinded the Cole Memorandum, and allows federal prosecutors to decide how to prioritize enforcement of federal marijuana laws.

In explaining the rationale of greater enforcement of federal marijuana laws, Spicer cited growing problems with other illicit drug use.

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

According to Gardner, Sessions had assured him that enforcing federal marijuana laws wouldn't be a priority for the Trump administration.

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

The US Senate Judiciary Committee held a first - ever hearing on the issue of marijuana legalization and the tension between state and federal marijuana laws.