Attorney General Merrick Garland indicated Department of Justice DOJ marijuana policy will harken back to 2013, when Attorney General James Cole issued Cole Memo. Cole Memo carved out eight enforcement priorities for DOJ including prevention distribution marijuana to minors.
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In his March 1, 2023 testimony before the United States Senate, Attorney General Merrick Garland indicated that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) marijuana policy will harken back to.
Despite increased legalization at the state level of medical and adult-use recreational marijuana, illegality of non-hemp, cannabis at the federal level as a Schedule 1 controlled substance.