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Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions)
    #24504326 - 07/24/17 04:00 AM (6 years, 9 months ago)

sessions latest threats against marijuana (coincide with his own week, where he became the pariah of DC, was insulted publically by trump)

http://thehill.com/regulation/administration/343218-trumps-doj-gears-up-for-crackdown-on-marijuana

The Trump administration is readying for a crackdown on marijuana users under Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

President Trump’s Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, led by Sessions, is expected to release a report next week that criminal justice reform advocates fear will link marijuana to violent crime and recommend tougher sentences for those caught growing, selling and smoking the plant. 

Sessions sent a memo in April updating the U.S. Attorney’s Offices and Department of Justice Department (DOJ) component heads on the work of the task force, which he said would be accomplished through various subcommittees. In the memo, Sessions said he has asked for initial recommendations no later than July 27.


“Task Force subcommittees will also undertake a review of existing policies in the areas of charging, sentencing, and marijuana to ensure consistency with the Department's overall strategy on reducing violent crime and with Administration goals and priorities,” he wrote.
Criminal justice reform advocates fear Sessions’s memo signals stricter enforcement is ahead.

“The task force revolves around reducing violent crime and Sessions and other DOJ officials have been out there over the last month and explicitly the last couple of weeks talking about how immigration and marijuana increases violent crime,” said Inimai Chettiar, director of the Brennan Center's Justice Program. 

“We’re worried there’s going to be something in the recommendations that is either saying that that’s true or recommending action be taken based on that being true.”

Sessions sent a letter in May asking congressional leaders to do away with an amendment to the DOJ budget prohibiting the agency from using federal funds to prevent states "from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession or cultivation of medical marijuana."

“I believe it would be unwise for Congress to restrict the discretion of the Department to fund prosecutions, particularly in the midst of an historic drug epidemic and potentially long-term uptick in violent crime,” said the letter from Sessions, first obtained by Massroots.com and verified by The Washington Post.

As for the task force, Sessions said another subcommittee would “explore our use of asset forfeiture and make recommendations on any improvements needed to legal authorities, policies, and training to most effectively attack the financial infrastructure of criminal organizations.”

On Wednesday, Sessions reportedly re-established a controversial criminal asset seizure program ahead of the committee’s recommendations.

Local law enforcement leaders say a crackdown appears to be next, though they argue there’s no need for it.

“From a practitioner’s point of view, marijuana is not a drug that doesn’t have some danger to it, but it’s not the drug that’s driving violent crime in America,” said Ronal Serpas, the former superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department and co-chairman of Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration.

“That’s not the drug with which we see so much death and destruction on the streets of America. Crack and powdered cocaine, heroin and opioids is where we’re seeing people die on street corners fighting over territory or control.”

Eight states and the District of Columbia have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, and another 21 states allow the use of medical marijuana, according to the Marijuana Policy Project, but marijuana use is still illegal under federal law.

If Sessions ignites a fight over states' rights, Chettiar wonders whether it will spur Republicans into a showdown with the Trump administration on criminal justice reform.   

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who publicly criticized Sessions for reversing Obama-era guidelines on criminal charges and sentencing in May, said he’s not in favor of the DOJ interfering with state policies regarding marijuana. 

“I will oppose anybody from the administration or otherwise that wants to interfere with state policy,” he told The Hill this week.

Paul is part of a bipartisan group of Senators pushing legislation to allow patients to continue accessing medical marijuana in states where it is legal without fear of federal prosecution.

Legislation introduced last month by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Paul introduced — known as the The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act — would amend federal law to allow states to set their own medical marijuana policies.

According to Politifact, Trump pledged to leave marijuana legalization up to the states while on the campaign trail. But last month he reportedly pushed back against the congressional ban on the DOJ interfering with state medical marijuana laws in a signing statement, asserting that he isn’t legally bound to the limits imposed by Congress.

The DOJ’s likely move on marijuana comes amid rising tensions between Trump and Sessions.

Trump in an interview with The New York Times publicly dressed down Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation, calling that decision “very unfair” to him.

Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone argued this week that Trump has been disappointed in Sessions.

“The president initially bonded with Sessions because he saw him as a tough guy,” he said in an interview with The New York Times.

“Now he’s saying: 'Where’s my tough guy? Why doesn’t he have my back?’ There’s a lack of aggressiveness with Sessions, unless it involves chasing people for smoking pot.”

In an interview with The Hill, Booker called Sessions “one of the greatest threats to the safety of our local communities in America.”

“If you try to start prosecuting marijuana … you create more violence and more danger as well as greater government cost,” he said. “These policies that he’s doing ultimately go to the core of the safety of our communities.”

Though Sessions appears to be an obstacle for lawmakers and advocates who want sentencing reform, Booker said he’s not “insurmountable.”

“If we can overcome Strom Thurmond’s filibuster against the civil rights bill, we can overcome a U.S. Attorney General who is out of step with history and out of step with his party,” he said. 

But Sessions isn’t alone in his views on pot. Though he said he believes in the need for sentencing reform, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) seemed to agree this week that there needs to be stricter enforcement.

“I believe marijuana probably needs to be cracked down on, but we’ll see when he sends it over,” Graham said of the task force report.

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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: Fractal420] * 3
    #24504379 - 07/24/17 05:13 AM (6 years, 9 months ago)

More proof that republicans are completely out of touch with the principles they claim to be based on. Small government blah blah blah, states rights blah blah blah, for the people blah blah blah, pro business blah blah blah. Practice what you preach assholes.


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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: Fractal420]
    #24504705 - 07/24/17 10:08 AM (6 years, 9 months ago)

IMO legal cannabis is unstoppable. Even with imbeciles like Sessions trying their very hardest to crack down on it, it seems unlikely anything will come of it.

I mean think bout it - over 20% of Americans live in a state where recreational is legal. That's 60 million people and also a lot of people who make their livelihood off it. The DEA has rather limited resources to enforce federal laws, and even if they did many of these states have home grow in place, making it effectively impossible to stamp out legal weed.

Add to that the fact that something like 60% of people in the U.S. think it should be legal and it seems highly likely that any attempt to enforce federal law would just result in failure - even if they do succeed in knocking out let's say 50% of the dispensaries in the legal states (IMO impossible with their resources) that would probably just result in making a lot of people very angry and them voting to kick out trump, sessions and anyone else who supports this BS at the next election cycle.

I'm just hoping that once our sorry excuse for a governor leaves here in NJ we can pass a legalization law (preferably one that expunges criminal records and allows for home grows)


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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: leschampignons]
    #24504746 - 07/24/17 10:34 AM (6 years, 9 months ago)

Because the federal Government is afraid of cultural evolution.  You have freedom of religion but only a few legal choices.  They care nothing about people who want a different freedom.  They care about outdated and unproven beliefs. 

They have the money to fight everyone.


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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: Morel Guy]
    #24504820 - 07/24/17 11:20 AM (6 years, 9 months ago)

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Morel Guy said:
Because the federal Government is afraid of cultural evolution.  You have freedom of religion but only a few legal choices.  They care nothing about people who want a different freedom.  They care about outdated and unproven beliefs. 

They have the money to fight everyone.




Even though that is what they represent (outdated unproven beliefs) i think what they care about is really just $$$$

I agree that it is unstoppable. But images of dispensary owners being pulled out and locked up at the crack of dawn is a prospect that really scares me. I mean, there are no dispensaries in my state or even that close, but just the amount of lost progress would be staggering. I would hope that at least the cannabis users are active enough in protest to let it be known that this is a civil rights issue, no less.

And a medical issue. and just a denial issue


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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: Fractal420]
    #24504863 - 07/24/17 11:45 AM (6 years, 9 months ago)

Republicans have a fuck the poor mentality.  They are into a police state.  I used to be a republican and invested in the stock market and bought into the whole religion.  I can't believe anyone votes for them.


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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: sunshine]
    #24505104 - 07/24/17 02:26 PM (6 years, 9 months ago)

I think Trump is gonna try to get rid of sessions.we will have to see this whole article was just speculation on something that hasn't happened yet. I honestly think this is click bait because the legalization movement is making too much money to stop.

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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: fractalgod]
    #24505143 - 07/24/17 02:47 PM (6 years, 9 months ago)

I agree sessions might be on his way out, just like everyone else trump has fired.

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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: fractalgod]
    #24505164 - 07/24/17 02:58 PM (6 years, 9 months ago)

the Constitution of United States of America 'we the people' was written on hemp paper :cookiemonster:
if only they knew their most valuable crop would become illegal, they would have added a line.


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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: ellomello]
    #24505172 - 07/24/17 03:02 PM (6 years, 9 months ago)

Also, the opioid epidemic hasn't even begun to be tackled by the DOJ or the President, without a health care bill passed I don't see any other policies changing anytime soon.

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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: tdubz]
    #24505276 - 07/24/17 03:57 PM (6 years, 9 months ago)

What a bunch of criminals! :taco:

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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: Dark_Star] * 1
    #24505361 - 07/24/17 04:38 PM (6 years, 9 months ago)

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More proof that republicans are completely out of touch with the principles they claim to be based on. Small government blah blah blah, states rights blah blah blah, for the people blah blah blah, pro business blah blah blah. Practice what you preach assholes.




Both parties are pretty out of touch.


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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: Fractal420] * 3
    #24505395 - 07/24/17 04:54 PM (6 years, 9 months ago)

For those who said the Trump Administration wouldn't got after pot: Here it is. Read it and weep.

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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: Eminence]
    #24505677 - 07/24/17 06:48 PM (6 years, 9 months ago)

You guys really need to quit thinking the sky is falling.

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Although he remains personally opposed to marijuana legalization, Attorney General Jeff Sessions (shown) indicated last week that he is not intent on cracking down on marijuana growers, sellers, and users in states where the drug is legal.




https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/25927-sessions-hints-he-won-t-crack-down-on-marijuana-in-states-where-it-s-legal


For real, stop feeding into the whole boogey man theory the media and the left wing propagandists are putting out.

and that was back in may. so anything going forward is a crock of shit.

unless the old man starts amassing federal police at the pot shops you guys should continue to chill the fuck out.


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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: ellomello] * 1
    #24505708 - 07/24/17 06:59 PM (6 years, 9 months ago)

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the Constitution of United States of America 'we the people' was written on hemp paper :cookiemonster:
if only they knew their most valuable crop would become illegal, they would have added a line.





they added the line shall not be infringed on the 2nd and look how it was trampled on by democrats and liberals.


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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: keyser_soze]
    #24505727 - 07/24/17 07:06 PM (6 years, 9 months ago)

Republitards are out of touch with reality.  If they wanted money they would tax it.  It is about some sort of deluded religious war.

What a bunch of fags!


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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: leschampignons]
    #24506657 - 07/25/17 07:36 AM (6 years, 9 months ago)

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I'm just hoping that once our sorry excuse for a governor leaves here in NJ we can pass a legalization law
(preferably one that expunges criminal records and allows for home grows)




http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/heres_one_nj_lawmakers_plan_to_legalize_recreation.html
No home grows in proposal.:gc:
That may change with new Dem Governor...:waits:

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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: vinsue]
    #24507004 - 07/25/17 10:54 AM (6 years, 9 months ago)

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Quote:

leschampignons said:

I'm just hoping that once our sorry excuse for a governor leaves here in NJ we can pass a legalization law
(preferably one that expunges criminal records and allows for home grows)




http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/heres_one_nj_lawmakers_plan_to_legalize_recreation.html
No home grows in proposal.:gc:
That may change with new Dem Governor...:waits:

:growingweed: . . . :peace:





yes it would be rather sad to not be able to home grow, and it would be hard to push for home grow once legalization was already in place. I wonder what the penalty would be for growing if this proposal were enacted..

I think there are a few (definitely at least one) other proposals floating around as well.


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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: keyser_soze] * 1
    #24507529 - 07/25/17 03:50 PM (6 years, 9 months ago)

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Quote:

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the Constitution of United States of America 'we the people' was written on hemp paper :cookiemonster:
if only they knew their most valuable crop would become illegal, they would have added a line.





they added the line shall not be infringed on the 2nd and look how it was trampled on by democrats and liberals.




Any one who uses drugs and supports the Republicans who started the drug war under Nixon is like the Jews that supported the Nazi party. Fucking moronic!

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Re: Trump DOJ gears up for crackdown on marijuana (jeff sessions) [Re: rider420]
    #24507646 - 07/25/17 04:48 PM (6 years, 9 months ago)

anyone who decries racism and gives support to the democrats is like supporting the nazi party.

democrats founded the KKK. never forget.

they will try and tell you that the democrats turned into reublicans, but we can;t forget about hillary's best friend and mentor - (D) Robert Byrd.


but i'm sure you will forgive him if he says "i made a mistake and i'm sorry"


edit* and there is more to life than just trying to get drugs legalized.

does legalizing them make any difference whether you use it or not? no? so why go with the party who makes dumb ass financial decisions (but legalizes weed for votes democrats/liberals) vs the one who has no say so if you use or not, with financially responsible decisions (republicans)?

basically what i am getting at is, it seems the majority would rather be poor as shit and taxed to death as long as their feel goods were legalized vs working and voting against taxes but having drugs illegal (which doesn't stop drug use anyway, as is already proven).

it's almost as if you wish to become mindless zombies controlled by the state --as long as they keep drugs legal. it's a pitiful attitude to have and i bet your current living situations prove that.


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