Marijuana Archives

Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions was going through the confirmation process, his stance on marijuana had been well known. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Jeff Sessions’ going after marijuana is dumb, but it’s also anti-freedom and anti-federalism

Siraj Hashmi -

January 4, 2018 5:45 pm

The announcement came just as Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a 2013 memo written by then-Deputy Attorney General James Cole, which was interpreted as telling U.S. attorneys to make the prosecution of marijuana-related cases a lower priority. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Justice Department mulls litigation against states with legalized marijuana

Kelly Cohen -

January 4, 2018 5:13 pm

News

Cory Gardner threatens to hold up Justice Department nominees over Jeff Sessions’ pot decision

Anna Giaritelli -

January 4, 2018 3:44 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rescinding a policy that had let legalized marijuana flourish without federal intervention across the country. That's according to two people with direct knowledge of the decision. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Jeff Sessions to end policy that let legal marijuana flourish

Associated Press -

January 4, 2018 2:40 pm

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Recreational sales of weed become legal today in California

Josh Siegel -

January 1, 2018 3:10 pm

Tens of thousands of people are involved in the industry, which has unions seeking to outmaneuver each other in an effort to sign them up. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Economy

Unions look to organize pot industry

Sean Higgins -

December 26, 2017 7:35 pm

Teen marijuana use has been stable or declining since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational pot use for adults 21 and older, according to data released Thursday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

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Pot reformers say statistics disprove top legalization fear

Steven Nelson -

December 14, 2017 5:01 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said more fatal car accidents are caused by drugs than by alcohol, adding that the AMA

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Video shows Jeff Sessions calling DOJ intern ‘Dr. Whatever Your Name Is’ during testy exchange on marijuana

Kara Zupkus -

December 7, 2017 9:46 pm

An October study found legalization of marijuana in Colorado resulted in a short-term reduction of opioid deaths from 2000 to 2015. Colorado legalized marijuana back in 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Healthcare

Senate questions role of marijuana in fighting opioid crisis

Robert King -

December 7, 2017 4:49 pm

Congressional investigators posed as first-time buyers of fentanyl and found six online sellers able to easily ship the drug from overseas to the U.S. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Crime

Amount of fentanyl seized at border last year was 742 times the 2013 rate

Anna Giaritelli -

December 5, 2017 4:53 pm

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Tag: Marijuana

Jeff Sessions’ going after marijuana is dumb, but it’s also anti-freedom and anti-federalism

Justice Department mulls litigation against states with legalized marijuana

Cory Gardner threatens to hold up Justice Department nominees over Jeff Sessions’ pot decision

Jeff Sessions to end policy that let legal marijuana flourish

Recreational sales of weed become legal today in California

Unions look to organize pot industry

Pot reformers say statistics disprove top legalization fear

Video shows Jeff Sessions calling DOJ intern ‘Dr. Whatever Your Name Is’ during testy exchange on marijuana

Senate questions role of marijuana in fighting opioid crisis

Amount of fentanyl seized at border last year was 742 times the 2013 rate

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