US prosecutors won't take on small-time pot cases, Attorney General Jeff Sessions says

[DonViejo]

Source: WCVB-TV Boston/AP




Updated: 11:33 AM EST Mar 10, 2018

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions says federal prosecutors won't take on small-time marijuana cases, despite his move to lift an Obama-era Justice Department policy that discouraged U.S. authorities from cracking down on the pot trade in states where the drug is legal.

Sessions said Saturday that federal law enforcement lacks resources to take on "routine cases" and would continue to focus on drug gangs and larger conspiracies.

The comments come after Sessions said federal prosecutors should handle marijuana cases however they see fit. The move created uncertainty about the future of the burgeoning legalization movement.

Sessions said he won't allow states to flout federal law banning the drug. But he said federal prosecutors "haven't been working small marijuana cases before, they are not going to be working them now."

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Hey you fucking nazi prick klan member, suing the 7th largest economy on the planet

is really dumb you dumb fucking racist piece of shit.

If I was in charge out in CA I would make it so you cant travel there.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. Agree 100%... how that racist ever got confirmed is beyond me.

Hopefully, Rosenstein can reign in his Nazi azz.

[Flaleftist]

4. +1

[Mrs. Overall]

3. Are "pot sellers" considered "drug dealers" and will they be subject to the "death penalty"?

Just wondering...

[groundloop]

6. THAT totally depends on what kind of mood 45* is in when the question is asked

As well as who his audience is when he's babbling about it.

[flibbitygiblets]

9. It depends on the skin color of the "offender"

Another part of the plan to Make America White Again

[7962]

5. Well how bout that. Actually making sense.

Now release small time pot offenders from prison

[Champion Jack]

7. He's not gonna do that

Last edited Sun Mar 11, 2018, 09:56 PM - Edit history (1)

he owns stock in the private,for profit, prison industry

[7962]

8. Ahhhhh......didnt know that. Is he not subject to the "blind trust" rules?

But I guess even if he is, if he owned stock before, whoever handles his stuff NOW would probably still own it