At the White House briefing, Feb. 23, press secretary Sean Spicer responded to questions about the Trump administration's stance on enforcement of federal marijuana restrictions. But Cole said that in places that legalized marijuana, federal officials should look to the regulatory systems of states to determine whether they should intervene. Advocates of liberal marijuana laws have eyed the arrival of Attorney General Jeff Sessions with unease. In his confirmation hearings, Sessions acknowledged that disrupting states marijuana markets by enforcing federal marijuana laws could create a strain on federal resources. In explaining the rationale of greater enforcement of federal marijuana laws, Spicer cited growing problems with other illicit drug use.

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2017 22:22 UTC