SESSIONS Just OVERSTEPPED His Boundaries!
GET THE HELL OUT NOW!
Despite the complete failure of the "War on Drugs" where the only winner that has
emerged since its inception in the 1980s has been drugs themselves, current Attorney General
Jeff Sessions has chosen to throw the 10th amendment out the window.
He is now making plans to pursue a broad federal crackdown on marijuana in states that have
legalized with almost single-minded glee.
Sessions made the announcement Thursday that he plans to end the ongoing policy to tread
lightly on enforcing federal U.S. marijuana laws, allowing state laws to dictate.
The declaration renewed anxiety, confusion, and uncertainty that has long shadowed the
bright green leafy plant still forbidden under federal law but now legal in a majority of
states medicinally and in a handful of those for recreational purposes.
Previous policies advised prosecutors to not waste tax dollars to pursue pot growers and
sellers that were abiding by state laws and guidelines, but instead to go after more flagrant
violations such as trafficking across state lines to states where marijuana is still prohibited
or selling to minors.
Under this policy, the business has blossomed into a sophisticated, multimillion-dollar
industry feeding state government programs with tax dollars.
However, marijuana still remains illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act.
This buzzkill to the blossoming and highly profitable marijuana industry came just days
after California opened what is expected to be the world's largest legal pot market.
Naturally, the states that have legalized the use of the controversial plant immediately
cried foul.
There are so far 29 states where marijuana is available medically, eight of which also
permit it to be used recreationally.California was the most recent to pass laws creating
what is now the world's largest legal pot market just went into effect on New Year's
Day.
Sessions and his cronies blame legalization for a host of issues, including the trafficking
of black market weed – which would not exist were the plant not illegal in the first place
– however, Sessions fails to see that point.
Many authorities also claim concern about stoned drivers and claim widespread acceptance
of the plant would increase its appeal as a so-called "gateway drug" leading to
potential addiction issues.
Meanwhile, advocates for legalization argue the plant classified in the same category
as heroin that does not meet the definition for "Schedule I" designation has medicinal
qualities and causes less harm than alcohol.
The DEA places marijuana in the same category as known addictive substances such as heroin,
ecstasy, and peyote.
Advocates argue that the plant does have medicinal qualities and use, and is considerably less
dangerous and harmful than alcohol even.
Many believe the government needs to focus efforts on the rampant opioid abuse and allow
a regulated marijuana market that will reduce crime by eliminating the need for a black
market.
Many cancer patients use marijuana for relief through brutal chemotherapy treatments.
Marijuana helps cancer patients alleviate nausea and vomiting commonly found in chemotherapy
treatment.
It also helps with the reduction of anxiety, improved sleep, improved appetite, and frequency
of eating, also found to be common issues among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
treatments and other chronic illnesses.
Medical marijuana also is used to treat diseases or symptoms from diseases such as multiple
sclerosis, Alzheimer's, AIDS/HIV patients, arthritis, asthma, Chron's Disease, epilepsy,
and glaucoma, among others.
The recent memo released by Sessions will allow "federal prosecutors where pot is
legal decide how aggressively to enforce federal marijuana laws."
It also reminds them to take into consideration the "federal law enforcement priorities
set by the Attorney General" when deciding what alleged crimes to pursue.
The 1-page memo does not offer any indication of exactly what those priorities are but Sessions
has made no secret of his hatred of marijuana and his belief that it's a moral rot that
"good people" stay away from.
Sessions has also strengthened the federal government's position on civil asset forfeiture
brought about as a part of the "War on Drugs."
Civil asset forfeiture is the controversial process in which law enforcement officers
take assets from persons suspected of involvement with a crime or illegal activity without due
process.
Due process is a fundamental part of the United States Consitution, a process so vitally important
to our foundation our founding fathers saw fit to mention it TWICE – the only principle
to claim such.
Sessions is once quoted as saying that marijuana—a drug that cannot cause overdoses—is "only
slightly less awful" than heroin—a drug that kills thousands of Americans every year.
One of the first things he did as AG was review marijuana policies.
The AP reports –
Sessions' policy will let U.S. attorneys across the country decide what kinds of federal
resources to devote to marijuana enforcement based on what they see as priorities in their
districts, the people familiar with the decision said.
Sessions and some law enforcement officials in states such as Colorado blame legalization
for a number of problems, including drug traffickers that have taken advantage of lax marijuana
laws to hide in plain sight, illegally growing and shipping the drug across state lines,
where it can sell for much more.
The decision was a win for pot opponents who had been urging Sessions to take action.
"There is no more safe haven with regard to the federal government and marijuana, but
it's also the beginning of the story and not the end," said Kevin Sabet, president
and CEO of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, who was among several anti-marijuana advocates
who met with Sessions last month.
"This is a victory.
It's going to dry up a lot of the institutional investment that has gone toward marijuana
in the last five years."
Sessions has also allegedly said that he thought the terrorist group the Ku Klux Klan was "OK
until I found out they smoked pot."
This was one of the comments brought up in Sessions' confirmation hearing under the
Reagan administration for his first nomination as Attorney General.
It, among other things brought to light, prompted the Reagan administration to rescind their
nomination.
By contrast, President Donald Trump himself has been uncharacteristically silent about
his thoughts on pot legalization.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and at both the federal and state levels who back
legal marijuana disavowed Sessions' announcement.
Many state officials are insisting their state's policies toward the cannabis business will
not change.
According to Steve Davenport, a researcher on cannabis policy at the RAND Corporation,
it is unlikely Sessions could do much to hurt the medical marijuana world at least for now,
thanks to the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment passed in 2014 as a part of a spending bill;
it prevents the Department of Justice from spending funds to interfere with medical marijuana
state laws.
However, the amendment is temporary and needs to be re-approved every fiscal year.
The recreational pot industry, however, could be in more immediate danger.
"Sessions' decision has the potential to slow down or even re-shape the burgeoning
recreational cannabis industry, but the magnitude of the effect will depend on how this announcement
is followed up by enforcement actions," Davenport said.
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