Jeff Sessions' crusade against pot hits a road block with teen cannabis use in Colorado actually dropping after legalization. Read more in this post from Think Progress! Far fewer teenagers are using cannabis in Colorado since the state’s tightly regulated legal market for recreational pot got off the ground at the start of 2014, new data shows. Somebody should tell ... Continue Reading
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AG’s Cannabis Views Not Mirrored by Task Force
Sessions has warned of a crackdown on cannabis, but his pot fury is not echoed by the special task force. Discover more in this post from AP News! The betting was that law-and-order Attorney General Jeff Sessions would come out against the legalized marijuana industry with guns blazing. But the task force Sessions assembled to find the best legal strategy is giving him no ... Continue Reading
Jeff Sessions’ Brazen Opposition to Cannabis
AG Jeff Sessions is brazenly and loudly outspoken in his opposition to cannabis. This post from The Weed Blog reveals how he has made clear his intent to uphold Federal law. Most of us in the medical cannabis industry take for granted the protections against prosecution afforded by the 2004 Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment to the Federal Budget to Attorney General Jeff Sessions. ... Continue Reading
Bill Defies Sessions’ Renewed War on Drugs
Senators on both sides of the aisle have banded together to protect state MJ laws from Jeff Sessions' renewed war on drugs. This post from The Fix highlights how the bill bolsters defenses and would allow the States to decide on medical marijuana. A group of senators from both sides of the aisle have banded together to create a bill that would allow individual states’ ... Continue Reading
Congress Shields State Medical Cannabis Laws
Congress giving Jeff Sessions $0 to go after medical cannabis laws signals that a crackdown on state pot laws isn't likely. This article from The Huffington Post describes what has thrilled the medical cannabis proponents. Congress, once again, is blocking the Justice Department from spending any money that interferes with state medical marijuana laws. In their ... Continue Reading