Attorney General Merrick Garland has reiterated that the Department of Justice will not prioritize prosecuting marijuana use, a position that Garland expressed during his confirmation.
Attorney General Merrick Garland reiterated the Department of Justice won't prioritize marijuana use prosecution. At Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing April 26, Garland called marijuana enforcement inefficient use of federal resources in light of opioid epidemic.
President Joe Biden’s budget request, released Monday, would boost funding for the Interior Department by nearly one-fifth, well above what the administration has proposed for most discretionary spending.