Marijuana Prosecution Regulation Shift
AG Sessions Removes Obama Administration Regulation Regarding Prosecution of Federal Marijuana Laws. On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a policy which directs local U.S. Attorneys to prosecute federal criminal offenses for cannabis law offenses, even in States where recreational and medicinal marijuana use has been approved by the voters. The new policy directive is problematic for a variety of reasons, and should create concern for people who utilize medical marijuana in Michigan, or to individuals who distribute it. Criminal Law Consequences. The policy change might lead to major challenges to the Cannabis industry, that has been steadily growing within the past decade. Up until the policy modification on Tuesday, an increasing amount of States opposed Federal policies and prohibitions on marijuana use for any reason, and have passed medical marijuana ordinances, as we have here in Michigan, or they have granted recreational usage of marijuana, as Colorado and Califo...