(CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday rescinded a trioof memos from the Obama administration that had adopted a policy of non-interference with marijuana-friendly state laws.
The move essentially shifts federal policy from the hands-off approach adopted under the previous administration to unleashing federal prosecutors across the country to decide individually how to prioritize resources to crack down on pot possession, distribution and cultivation of the drug in states where it is legal.
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/04/politics/jeff-sessions-cole-memo/index.html
The move essentially shifts federal policy from the hands-off approach adopted under the previous administration to unleashing federal prosecutors across the country to decide individually how to prioritize resources to crack down on pot possession, distribution and cultivation of the drug in states where it is legal.
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/04/politics/jeff-sessions-cole-memo/index.html