Washington – Marijuana legalization advocates struggled Tuesday to find hope in comments that Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, made at his Senate confirmation hearing about federal tolerance for states that have legalized pot. Sessions, who has been fiercely anti-marijuana as a U.S. senator from Alabama, has the power as attorney general to […]
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Sen. Jeff Sessions Gives “Wishy Washy” Response to Questions about Marijuana and Federalism at Attorney General Confirmation Hearing Today
Drug Policy Alliance: Sessions Did Not Rule Out Continuing the Federal War on Marijuana Statement from Bill Piper, Senior Director of the Drug Policy Alliance's Office of National Affairs: January 10, 2017 Drug Policy Alliance read more Read article here: Drug Policy Alliance – Medical Marijuana
What Jeff Sessions Could Mean For Legal Marijuana
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to lead the Justice Department has roiled California’s emerging marijuana industry. Just as supporters of marijuana legalization were celebrating voters’ approval of the recreational use of the drug in the state, Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama entered the picture as Mr. Trump’s choice for attorney general. Cannabis is illegal under […]