The Trump administration is making it easier to crack down on marijuana — even where it’s legal
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reversing a policy that advised federal prosecutors to take a hands-off approach in enforcing federal marijuana laws (which prohibit the drug) in states where the drug has been legalized. Now, prosecutors will be able to decide how strictly they want to enforce federal law in states where it’s legal — presumably with the goal of cracking down more aggressively.
Marijuana is illegal under federal law. But in 2013, the Obama administration said it would not interfere with states that wanted to legalize the substance, as long as this didn’t lead to the drug spreading into non-legalization states. Sessions has been vocal in his opposition to marijuana and is in favor of cracking down on the substance. He…
