Marijuana Prosecution Regulation Shift
AG Sessions Gets Rid Of Obama Administration Regulation Relating To Prosecution of Federal Marijuana Regulations. On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a policy which guides local U.S. Attorneys to prosecute federal criminal offenses for cannabis law violations, even in States where recreational and medicinal marijuana use has been permitted by the voters. The new policy directive is problematic for a variety of factors, and should create concern for individuals who utilize medical marijuana in Michigan, or to individuals who distribute it. Criminal Law Consequences. The policy modification could present severe challenges to the Marijuana industry, that has been progressively progressing within the past decade. Until the policy change on Tuesday, an increasing number of States opposed Federal policies and prohibitions on marijuana use for any reason, and have passed medical cannabis ordinances, as we have here in Michigan, or they have permitted recreational usage of mari...