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takyon writes:

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will reportedly rescind the Cole Memo (DoJ), effectively ending the moratorium on enforcing cannabis prohibition in states where it has been legalized:

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will roll back an Obama-era policy that gave states leeway to allow marijuana for recreational purposes.

Two sources with knowledge of the decision confirmed to The Hill that Sessions will rescind the so-called Cole memo, which ordered U.S. attorneys in states where marijuana has been legalized to deprioritize prosecution of marijuana-related cases.

The Associated Press first reported the decision.

Sessions, a vocal critic of marijuana legalization, has hinted for months that he would move to crack down on the growing cannabis market.

Republican Senator Cory Gardner says he will hold up the confirmation process for DoJ nominees:

Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) threatened on Thursday to start holding up the confirmation process for White House Justice Department nominees unless Attorney General Jeff Sessions reverses a decision to roll back a policy allowing legalized recreational use of marijuana in some states.

Gardner said in a series of tweets that Sessions had told him before he was confirmed by the Senate that he would not change an Obama-era policy that discouraged federal prosecutors from pursuing marijuana-related offenses in states where the substance had been legalized. Colorado is one of those states.

[...] The Justice Department's reversal of the Cole memo on Thursday came three days after California's new law allowing recreational marijuana use went into effect.

Other politicians have reacted strongly to the news.

Previously: New Attorney General Claims Legal Weed Drives Violent Crime; Statistics be Damned
4/20: The Third Time's Not the Charm
Jeff Sessions Reboots the Drug War
According to Gallup, American Support for Cannabis Legalization is at an All-Time High
Opioid Commission Drops the Ball, Demonizes Cannabis
Recreational Cannabis Goes on Sale in California

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Original Submission

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "Jeff Sessions will reportedly rescind" - http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/367384-sessions-will-end-policy-that-allowed-marijuana-to-prosper-report
3. "Cole Memo" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_M._Cole#August_2013_
4. "DoJ" - https://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/resources/3052013829132756857467.pdf
5. "reported" - https://apnews.com/19f6bfec15a74733b40eaf0ff9162bfa
6. "hold up the confirmation process for DoJ nominees" - http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/367410-senator-says-sessions-broke-pledge-to-him-on-marijuana-policy
7. "Other politicians have reacted strongly to the news" - http://www.thecannabist.co/2018/01/04/sessions-marijuana-cole-memo-politicians/95890/
8. "New Attorney General Claims Legal Weed Drives Violent Crime; Statistics be Damned" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/03/02/0527212
9. "4/20: The Third Time's Not the Charm" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/04/06/1914231
10. "Jeff Sessions Reboots the Drug War" - https://soylentnews.org/politics/article.pl?sid=17/05/15/2043241
11. "According to Gallup, American Support for Cannabis Legalization is at an All-Time High" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/10/26/1755215
12. "Opioid Commission Drops the Ball, Demonizes Cannabis" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/11/16/013234
13. "Recreational Cannabis Goes on Sale in California" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/02/007258
14. "Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions Backs Crypto Backdoors" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/01/24/2349251
15. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=24148

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