In a memo to federal prosecutors dated January 4, Sessions said, "In deciding which marijuana activities to prosecute under these laws with the Department's finite resources, prosecutors should follow the well-established principles that govern all federal prosecutions. Previous nationwide guidance specific to marijuana enforcement is unnecessary and is rescinded, effective immediately."
From August 2013 until yesterday, the Department of Justice policy had been not to enforce federal marijuana laws against individuals or businesses in states that are complying with state medical or adult-use marijuana laws, provided that one of eight federal priorities is not implicated.
While on the campaign trail, President Trump he consistently said that marijuana policy should be a states' rights decision.
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The above quotations are from The Marijuana Policy Project.
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