The next attorney general will inevitably play a major role in the U.S. cannabis industry. This post from Forbes discusses what Trump's new AG may mean for cannabis. Tuesday’s election will have major short- and long-term effects on marijuana policy. In the immediate sense, Michigan became the tenth state to legalize marijuana for adults, while successful ballot measures in ... Continue Reading
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Jeff Sessions: A Catalyst for Marijuana Legalization?
Anti-pot Jeff Sessions tried to fight marijuana legalization. Instead, he galvanized policymakers to do the opposite. I this post from USA Today read about how he unwittingly spurred the reform. Jeff Sessions hates marijuana. He’s made that plain in multiple colorful quotes, from stating that “good people don’t smoke marijuana” to arguing that “we need grown-ups in charge in ... Continue Reading
Colorado’s Legal Marijuana Safe from Feds, for Now
Senator Cory Gardner has got an assurance from President Trump that the federal government will not interfere with Colorado’s legal marijuana industry. Read more about how Trump administration has abandoned the crackdown on legal marijuana. The Trump administration is abandoning a Justice Department threat to crack down on recreational marijuana in states where it is legal, a ... Continue Reading
A New Fight Between State Laws and Federal Laws
The theme behind the immigration lawsuit parallels one familiar to the cannabis community: When state law says one thing and federal law says another, who wins? Find out in this post from Leafly. US Attorney General Jeff Sessions filed a blockbuster lawsuit against California this week, arguing that so-called sanctuary laws passed by the state Legislature conflict with ... Continue Reading
Law Enforcement Won’t Work Small Marijuana Cases
Law enforcement lacks resources to take on ‘routine cases’ and will focus on gangs and larger conspiracies, Attorney General says. Read more in this post from The Guardian. Federal prosecutors will not take on small-time marijuana cases, despite the Trump justice department’s decision to lift an Obama-era policy that discouraged authorities from cracking down on the trade in ... Continue Reading