U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Department of Justice (DOJ) is examining cannabis policy and will be addressing the issue “in the days ahead.”
Garland's comments were a response to Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) who had asked whether the DOJ intended to reissue Obama-era guidance to federal prosecutors on cannabis enforcement priorities, which urged a hands-off approach in marijuana cases in states where it is legal. Known as the Cole Memo, Trump’s GA Jeff Sessions rescinded it the first chance he got.
