Trump Allies Diverging from Administration’s Anti-Cannabis Stance
Tue / Jun 27th
Powerful allies of President Donald Trump and conservative Republicans are speaking out and organizing against the plans by Attorney General… Read More
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions was the United States attorney general as appointed by Donald Trump between 2017 and 2018. While he was in power he supported the persecution of state-licensed medical cannabis providers before resigning due to the request of Trump on November 7, 2018. Read news about Sessions’ reign of terror below:
Why Are the Feds Trying to Recreate the Black Market?
Thu / Jun 22nd OPINION
It’s either pure stubbornness, ignorance, corruption or officials in Washington D.C. really want to recreate the black market. Our politicians… Read More
CARERS Act Reintroduced Following Sessions’ Attempt to Undo MMJ Protections
Mon / Jun 19th
In light of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recently revealed attempt to restore Congressional funding for the prosecution of state-legal cannabis operations, a… Read More
Pennsylvania Gov. Threatens Legal Action if Feds Attempt MMJ Crackdown
Fri / Jun 16th
In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf warned that if the federal government interferes with… Read More
Deputy Attorney General Toes Anti-Cannabis Line During Senate Hearing
Wed / Jun 14th
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein doubled down on the anti-cannabis stance of the Trump Administration during testimony in front of… Read More
Sessions Urges Congress to Restore Funding for Cannabis Enforcement
Tue / Jun 13th
Attorney General Jeff Sessions last month sent a letter to Senators Mitch McConnell (R), Chuck Schumer (D), House Speaker Paul… Read More
AG Sessions Orders Return to Harsher Drug Penalties
Fri / May 12th
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo on Wednesday that reverses some of the more compassionate policies of his predecessors regarding… Read More
Colorado Gov. Meets With AG Sessions, Hopeful Administration Will Maintain Status Quo
Fri / Apr 28th
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, with the governor coming away with the sense that a… Read More
Sessions Requests Review of Cannabis Policies as Part of Violent Crime Reduction Strategy
Thu / Apr 6th
In a memo to the 94 U.S. Attorneys, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has directed the Justice Department Task Force on… Read More
AG Jeff Sessions Indicates No Plan to Scrap Cole Memo
Wed / Mar 15th
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions told reporters on Wednesday that he may maintain cannabis industry guidelines set in place by… Read More
AG Sessions Told GOP Senators No Big Cannabis Policy Shift Coming
Fri / Mar 3rd
According to a report from Politico, Attorney General Jeff Sessions privately told some Republican senators – before his confirmation –… Read More
Sessions Continues Prohibitionist Rhetoric at Attorneys General Conference
Wed / Mar 1st
During his remarks at the National Association of Attorneys General Winter Meeting, Attorney General Jeff Sessions kept up his calls… Read More
AG Sessions Claims Cannabis Industry ‘Violence’ is Cause for Crackdown
Tue / Feb 28th
Citing “violence around marijuana,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions has confirmed that the Obama Administration-era Cole memo, which directed U.S. attorneys… Read More
Cannabis Industry Reacts to Spicer’s “Greater Enforcement” Comments
Fri / Feb 24th
Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer seemed to put the legal cannabis industry on notice. Following a month of… Read More
Sacramento Sheriff Doesn’t Believe Sessions Will Crackdown on Legal Cannabis Industry
Tue / Feb 14th
In an interview with Capital Public Radio, Sacramento, California County Sheriff Scott Jones indicated that he has had conversations with… Read More
Jeff Sessions’ Attorney General Confirmation Draws Mixed Reviews from Cannabis Industry
Thu / Feb 9th
Republican Jeff Sessions is a staunch prohibitionist who once remarked that he thought the Ku Klux Klan “was okay” until… Read More
Sessions AG Nomination Heads to GOP-Led Senate
Fri / Feb 3rd
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as Attorney General in a straight partly-line… Read More
Sessions’ Cannabis Policies Remain Unclear in Written Responses to Confirmation Questions
Wed / Jan 25th
In his written responses to senators, President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions continued to be vague… Read More
Sessions Vague on Cannabis Questions During First Day of Confirmation Hearings
Wed / Jan 11th
U.S. Attorney General nominee Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions was evasive when asked about how he would approach legalized cannabis during… Read More