Headline RoundupJanuary 5th, 2018
Sessions Rescinds Obama-era Marijuana Rules
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Jeff Sessions announced that the DOJ will allow prosecutors to enforce federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized the drug. Cannabis businesses across the country are preparing for a decline in investments, with stock prices in marijuana companies already starting to fall.
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Jeff Sessions Unleashes Federal Prosecutors On Legal MarijuanaHuffPost
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The Justice Department is rolling back Obama-era rules that allowed states to cultivate legal marijuana industries.
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Gary Johnson says Trump marijuana reversal could doom re-electionWashington Examiner
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Former Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson reacted angrily to President Trump's apparent abandonment of a campaign pledge to leave pot policy to the states, saying he hopes the pivot ends Trump's shot at re-election.
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Marijuana businesses brace for investment chill as U.S. changes policyReuters
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Cannabis businesses across the United States said they are bracing for an investment slowdown following the U.S. Justice Department’s Thursday directive that will allow the enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized the drug.
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