WASHINGTON — A warning from the Justice Department could force one of the world’s largest marijuana festivals to press on without the very herb it celebrates. Nevada’s Moapa Paiute Tribe is scheduled to host the High Times Cannabis Cup this weekend outside Las Vegas. But in a Feb. 16 letter, a federal attorney reminded the tribe’s chairman that while Nevada law permits the recreational use of marijuana, federal law does not, as the Reno Gazette-Journal first reported. “Unfortunately, this is an incorrect interpretation of the Department’s position on this issue.”The pair of memoranda Bodgen references direct U.S. district attorneys to consider state laws in their enforcement of marijuana and consult with tribal governments on a case-by-case basis. During a press conference last week, White House press secretary Sean Spicer linked recreational pot use to the nation’s opioid crisis and said he expects to see greater enforcement by the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump.

Source: Huffington Post March 01, 2017 16:30 UTC