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Biden’s Attorney General Says DOJ Is ‘Still Working On’ Federal Marijuana Policy Approach

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Published 6 hours ago on March 1, 2023

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Wednesday that the Department of Justice is “still working on a marijuana policy” and that federal health officials are currently taking the lead on a broader ongoing review of cannabis’s federal scheduling status that was directed by President Joe Biden.

“I think that it’s fair to expect what I said at my confirmation hearing with respect to marijuana and policy, that it will be very close to what was done in the Cole Memorandum,” he said, referring to an Obama-era policy that directed federal prosecutors to generally not interfere with state cannabis laws but which was later rescinded by Attorney General Jeff Sessions during the Trump administration.

“We’re not quite done with that yet,” Garland said of the cannabis policy review, adding that finalizing a now-completed memo on crack cocaine prosecutions was a more pressing priority for the department.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), whose question at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing prompted the new comments from the attorney general, replied that he’s “very eager to get to hear more about” the administration’s plan for marijuana while “more and more states, red and blue, are moving” to change their cannabis laws.

“It’d be good to hear that as quickly as possible,” the senator said.

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/bidens-attorney-general-says-doj-is-still-working-on-federal-marijuana-policy-approach/