The Rohrabacher-Farr amendment keeps things where they were pre-Sessions, so his flexing his muscles is for political show to try to win political support and create news other than Russia and whether he will be fired.
But the US is quickly becoming a minor player in MMJ when it comes to R&D. If a non-US corporation or arm of a corporation decides they want to own the progress CNBX has made, one country dragging its feet will not be reason enough to pass up the opportunity.
Sessions has been turned down at every turn, including personally by Congress when he sent a letter asking for the power to go against MMJ. Part of which was covered in the previous post below.
Congress firmly told Sessions that not only would they not fund interference with MMJ, but told Sessions that, if they find he is using other means to go after MMJ, they will de-fund whatever means he uses. In effect, they were pretty firm with someone desperate to find a win.
"The Senate Appropriations Committee Renewed the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, which prohibits the Justice Department from spending funds to interfere with the implementation of state medical cannabis laws.
The House released its 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill, which determines the funding levels for numerous federal agencies, including the Department of Justice.
In plain English, US Attorney Jeff Sessions can talk all he wants, but he has no "teeth" to go after legalized States".
