Jeff Sessions says if Americans don't want him to enforce marijuana laws, they should change them
If the American people are worrying about Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions’ approach to enforcing federal marijuana laws, he says they should get Congress to change them.
Sessions, who President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to become U.S. attorney general, answered questions on marijuana among other issues during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. And Sessions did not offer a definitive stance on what marijuana enforcement would look like under his justice department.
“I won’t commit to never enforcing federal law, [Sen. Patrick Leahy], but absolutely it’s a problem of resources for the federal government,” Sessions said. “Good judgement on how to handle these cases will be a responsibility of mine, which won’t be an easy decision, but I will try to do my duty in a fair and just way.”
Though 28 states have legalized medical marijuana use, eight states have passed recreational laws and 21% of the U.S. population now lives...
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