Trump’s nominee for attorney general said Tuesday that his Department of Justice would not “go after” marijuana businesses in states that have chosen to legalize and regulate the cannabis trade.
Under sharp questioning from Sen Cory Booker (D-n.J.), William Barr told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he personally believes marijuana should remain illegal. But he added: “I’m not going to go after companies that have relied on the Cole memoranda” — referring to a Doj directive issued under the Obama administration instructing U.S. attorneys to give safe harbor to state-legal marijuana businesses.
Under sharp questioning from Sen Cory Booker (D-n.J.), William Barr told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he personally believes marijuana should remain illegal. But he added: “I’m not going to go after companies that have relied on the Cole memoranda” — referring to a Doj directive issued under the Obama administration instructing U.S. attorneys to give safe harbor to state-legal marijuana businesses.
- 1/15/2019
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
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