During his confirmation for the position of Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions failed to give a straight answer with regard to how the Justice Department should respond to states that have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use.
The Alabama Senator was questioned by both Sens. Leahy (D-VT) and Lee (R-UT) with respect to whether the principles of federalism ought to apply to state marijuana laws.
Senator Leahy: “Would you use our federal resources to investigate and prosecute sick people using marijuana in accordance with state law even though it might violate federal law?”
Senator Sessions: “I won’t commit to never enforcing federal law, Senator Leahy, but absolutely it is a problem of resources for the federal government. The Department of Justice under Lynch and Holder set forth some policies that they thought were appropriate to define what cases should be prosecuted in states that have legalized, at least in some fashion marijuana, some parts of marijuana.”
Senator Leahy: “Do you agree with those guidelines?”
Senator Sessions: “I think some of them are truly valuable in evaluating cases, but fundamentally the criticism I think that is legitimate is that they may not have been followed. Using good judgment on how to handle these cases will be a responsibility of mine I know it wont be an easy decision but i will try to do my duty in a fair and just way.”
Senator Leahy: “The reason I mention this, is because you have some very strong views, you even mandated the death penalty for second offense on drug trafficking, including marijuana, even though mandatory death penalties are of course unconstitutional.”
Senator Sessions: “Well I’m not sure under what circumstances i said that, but I don’t think…”
Senator Leahy: “Would you say it‘s not your view today?”
Senator Sessions: “(laughs) It is not my view today.”
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) followed up with questions regarding how marijuana policy factors into federalism and asked if the way the Obama Administration has handled marijuana laws created any issues with separation of powers and states rights. Sessions replied that, “One obvious concern is the United States Congress has made the possession in every state and distribution an illegal act. If that’s something that’s not desired any longer Congress should pass a law to change the rule, it is not the Attorney General’s job to decide what laws to enforce.”
So, after finally being put on the spot and questioned on the issue, we are no closer to clarity in regards to Sessions plans for how to treat state marijuana laws than we were yesterday. If anything, his comments are a cause for concern and can be interpreted as leaving the door open for enforcing federal law in legalized states. If Sessions wants to be an Attorney General for ALL Americans, he must bring his views in line with the majority of the population and support allowing states to set their own marijuana policies without fear of federal intervention.
Amazing how these CLOWNS refuse to approve legislation that 60% of AMERICAN CITIZENS agree with. But when it comes to giving those same AMERICAN CITIZEN tax dollars to NON CITIZEN REFUGEES, they cream themselves at just the thought !!!
It’s a GOOD thing when America helps refugees from other countries, you heartless fuck!
But Trump’s exact views on the issue remain elusive and mixed at best. At the annual conservative CPAC gathering in February 2015, then-candidate Trump expressed support for medical marijuana, but drew the line at recreational adult use: “I say it’s bad,” he said, in answering a question about Colorado’s recreational marijuana law. “Medical marijuana is another thing, but I think [recreational marijuana is] bad. And I feel strongly about that.” – President of The United States of America…Donald Trump…just let that sink in to your guts?
I remember Drumph making that statement. While ordinary I dont read into any of the distracting regurgitation this nitwit has to say, there was something foretelling of his demeanor. Now that Big Insurance and Big Pharma have taken over, we can expect their policies to push the FDA-DHHS-DEA truad into rescheduling marijuana to schedule II. Drug War III will continue unabated yet the real mystery is do these international corporate vultures really think people will flock to synthetic overpriced prescriptions when there will always be whole plant marijuana available? Even illegal whole plant brick weed is arguably safer and more effective than the synthetic crap being patented.
I’m impressed, I have to admit. Seldom do I encounter a blog that’s
both equally educative and entertaining, and let me tell you,
you have hit the nail on the head. The problem is something which too few folks are speaking intelligently about.
I’m very happy that I stumbled across this in my
search for something regarding this.
Club Fed is no club…I spent four years in a number of Federal Prison Camp(s) as a cannabis criminal…Do remember, they called Hitler’s extermination sites “Camps” as well.
I have been incarcerated in prisons from camps to high level…didn’t meet one Billionaire…They operate under different interpretations of law…mostly interpreting law as non-applicable…to them…Anything new?
Donny Trump is your President…just let that really sink in?
You will do as told…or…stand up and say Trump is not legitimate…if you have the guts?
Have you?
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/jeff-sessions-cabinet-233727
Under pressure to recuse himself from all confirmations Senator Sessions has agreed to recuse himself of his own confirmation vote. Senator Sessions is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee of which determines his eligibility for a floor vote by the Senate to become USAG.
He estado en línea más de 3 horas hoy, pero nunca encontré ningún artículo interesante como
el tuyo. Es bastante digno de mí. Personalmente , si todos
propietarios web] y bloggers hicieran un buen contenido como lo hiciste, web será mucho más Mucho más útil
que nunca.
Yo no podría resistirse abstenerse de comentar.
Excepcionalmente bien escrito!
Es el mejor tiempo para hacer algunos planes para el futuro y
es tiempo de ser feliz
Trump’s once clear “states’ rights” stance has become a completely ambiguous “We’re gonna have to look at that” while Jeff Sessions’ claims of “Gee whiz! Don’t look at me I’m only gonna helplessly enforce the law…” both reek of one thing:
An outstretched hand.
Here’s what’s happening: Sessions is telling you, and Trump is backing him up, that money needs to go *to* legislators in order for the problem of federal enforcement to go *away*.