Jeff Sessions suggests DOJ will crack down on marijuana growers, even in states that legalized weed

[Madam45for2923]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested that the Department of Justice may crack down on marijuana growers, even in the 29 states that legalized the drug in some form.

Sessions made the comments on conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt’s show Thursday morning, after Hewitt asked whether the Department of Justice would be prosecuting marijuana growers for being criminal enterprises.

“A lot of states are just simply breaking the law and a lot of money is being made and banked,” Hewitt said to Sessions of marijuana growers and sellers. “One [Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations] prosecution of one producer and the banks that service them would shut this all down. Is such a prosecution going to happen?”

Sessions told Hewitt that he didn’t think “one [RICO] prosecution would be quite as effective as that,” but said he doesn’t think states that legalized the drug had the right to ignore current federal laws that ban the sale of marijuana.

“I do not believe there’s any argument that because a state legalizes marijuana, that the federal law against marijuana is no longer in existence,” Sessions said. “I do believe that the federal laws clearly are in effect in all 50 states and we will do our best to enforce the laws as we’re required to do so.”

More including audio of the interview with Sessions:
https://mic.com/articles/185564/jeff-sessions-suggests-doj-will-crack-down-on-marijuana-growers-even-in-states-that-legalized-weed?utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer5869f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com#.nxSclc1bI

Link to tweet

Support for marijuana legalization hits a new high (sorry) in @GallupNews polling: 64% — and 51% of Republicans. http://bit.ly/2h8RwWX

[Hornedfrog1985]

1. Were cracking down

On traitorous little people who want to fill their for profit prisons.

[Girard442]

2. State's Rights, baby!

[hvn_nbr_2]

14. "States' rights" only applies for racist laws. nt

[Bettie]

3. That will not go well for them

seriously.

I suspect this is punishment for more liberal states.

[Initech]

4. I'd much rather see Beauregard behind bars.

[democratisphere]

5. BACKLASH !

[WinkyDink]

6. So much for being concerned about the economy.

[logosoco]

7. Crazy old man, mad at a plant.

It is insane that this plant that this old Civil War elf is angry about would do so much for one of the other REAL problems going on right now (folks using drugs that are killing them at an alarming rate.)

[Orrex]

8. Thank God! Thousands of reefer addicts are OD'ing on the marijuana every day!

[WhiteTara]

9. What happened to pukes loving States Rights?

[Madam45for2923]

10. Good time to revisit Hillary & Donald twinsies & the 2 parties are the same!

[Thor_MN]

11. One RICO case isn't going to fill a private, for profit prisons.

And to fill el Jeffy's pockets, he needs funds from private prisons.

[Johonny]

12. Lock him up

Dude committed perjury under oath. Time for jail Jeffy.

[MagickMuffin]

13. It's also a Federal CRIME to lie under OATH

Which Jeff Beauergard Sessions did, more than once.


Go get him Mueller. Time to LOCK HIM UP!!!

[Binkie The Clown]

15. He wants to put marijuana back in the hands of the drug cartels.

He's probably being paid by the cartels to do this.

[GReedDiamond]

18. Yes, that's what he's trying to do...

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...he wants the War on Drugs to rage on, and he can't really have that without the cartels - who, I would not be at all surprised, bribe the piece of shit, as you suggest.

Legal weed is bad for the cartels' bottom line, so keeping it verboten is necessary to keep those privately owned, for profit prison cells filled with "dealers" and otherwise law-abiding cannabis consumers.

And "state's rights" only applies to those states that want to discriminate against people of color, gay and trans people, poor people, etc.

Fucking hillbilly klansman asshole.

[smirkymonkey]

19. Exactly!

[Blue Owl]

16. Throw that miserable fuck in jail already

n/t

[BannonsLiver]

17. Theyd lose right leaning white libertarians

Which if you get down to it is a big part of Red Don’s base.