DOJs Mysterious Marijuana Subcommittee

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Led by an outspoken legalization opponent, Jeff Sessions' Justice Department is reviewing federal marijuana policy, with significant changes possible soon. Almost nothing about the review process is publicly known and key players in the policy debate have not been contacted.

The outcome of the review could devastate a multibillion-dollar industry and countermand the will of voters in eight states if the Obama administration's permissive stance on non-medical sales is reversed.

https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2017-06-06/dojs-mysterious-marijuana-subcommittee

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1. Deplorable

[bhattlaw]

2. interesting

interesting, thank you for sharing

[riversedge]

3. This secret review is not consulting any advocacy groups.....

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The department declined to identify other members of the subcommittee, the scope of its policy review or name outside groups that are being consulted.

The lack of information provided and the seemingly secretive nature of the review has proponents of a more lenient marijuana policy concerned.

“It’s difficult to ascertain any clear information about the subcommittee and how they’re working,” says Taylor West, deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, a trade group representing marijuana businesses.

West says the group is focused on building relationships with members of Congress and points to overwhelming public support for respecting state marijuana laws -- 73 percent, according to an April survey by Quinnipiac University.

The Marijuana Policy Project, a large advocacy group that has led many of the successful state legalization campaigns, also says it is not in touch with the subcommittee.........................

[JudyM]

4. No surprise... they're not trying to come up with the best policy, they're just trying to figure out

what is the maximum extent they can limit its accessibility to everyone.

If they'd only chill out and try it, they might be less obsessed.

It's comical, isn't it, that they portray Dems as having demeaning standards of "political correctness" while they self-righteously impose far more personally invasive "moralizing" standards on us...

[riversedge]

5. This is all Sessions. All Sessions.

[mountain grammy]

6. Sneaky, slimy, fuckers.

[TeamPooka]

7. Stock up people. I started as soon as sessions was confirmed.