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Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he is "not a fan" of the expanded use of marijuana during an exchange with reporters on Monday, parroting the Trump Administration's vow that there will be "greater enforcement" of federal marijuana laws. "Most of you probably know I don't think America is...

Proposed legislation that would make significant changes to a medical marijuana initiative passed by voters last fall will be among the highlights of the final week of floor sessions prior to crossover. Senate Bill 2344 is expected to move out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday...

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump said his administration would "do" medical marijuana and let the states decide about legalization for themselves. Then, on the heels of passing eight state marijuana reform initiatives in 2016, his choice for Attorney General rattled reformers. Every...

Marijuana advocates have been worried for months about the recently confirmed Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He once said "good people don't smoke marijuana," and he has joked that he thought the Ku Klux Klan "were OK until I found out they smoked pot." But last week, Sessions spoke with...

Trenton - With an avowed enemy of marijuana legalization sworn-in as the nation's Attorney General Thursday, the state lawmaker working to make pot available for recreational use in New Jersey said he is "concerned" but not deterred from his goal. Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Union) said he's...

Envisioning Senator Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general since confirmation of his appointment Wednesday is unnerving players involved in the country's legalized marijuana industry. Sessions' appointment, considering his history of criticizing marijuana, has reportedly disrupted and disturbed...

The Senate has voted to confirm Senator Jeff Sessions as the next Attorney General. While many people were concerned about Sessions' past comments regarding race, the marijuana industry is concerned he will roll back advances in legalization made under the Obama administration. National...

Marijuana legalization backers fear the worst for their fast-growing industry as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote Wednesday to approve a longtime pot opponent, Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, as the nation's next attorney general. All signs indicate that Sessions, who last year said...

The legal marijuana industry continues to wait to see what direction President Donald Trump will take with legal marijuana. His position on the issue, based on his past statements, remains unclear. However, his nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general has sent a clear signal...

California and the Trump administration are developing a relationship of mutual hostility that is growing more intense each day. Golden State lawmakers are bristling at the new administration's immigration policies and pledging defiance in the face of Trump's attacks on "sanctuary cities." The...

Only two of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks had been approved by congressional committees as of Thursday. Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly won a thumbs up to head of the Department of Homeland Security while retired Gen. James "Mad Dog" Mattis was approved as defense secretary. Kelly has...

Just how Sen. Jeff Sessions would enforce federal laws against marijuana possession and distribution as the nation's attorney's general was not immediately clear Tuesday when the topic was broached in his confirmation hearing, though his responses were not reassuring to most cannabis industry...

President-elect Donald Trump's decision to appoint U.S, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as attorney general has kicked up a storm in the cannabis industry. Many fear Sessions, a vocal opponent of marijuana, will come down hard on the business, even if they complied with their state laws. Jeff...

With the exception of 1996, when California first legalized medical cannabis, or 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational pot, 2016 was probably marijuana's best year ever. When 2016 began, medical marijuana was legal in 23 states, and recreational...

Confirmation hearings began yesterday for Attorney General nominee Senator Jeff Sessions, the notoriously anti-cannabis drug-war zealot. Since the Donald nominated nominated the Alabama senator, cannabis advocates across the country have warned that Sessions as Attorney General means massive...

If the American people are worrying about Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions' approach to enforcing federal marijuana laws, he says they should get Congress to change them. Sessions, who President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to become U.S. attorney general, answered questions on marijuana among...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. attorney general did not provide a definitive plan during the first day of his confirmation hearing Tuesday for how he would direct the Justice Department to treat states' legalization of marijuana, but he said just enough to make Pueblo County...

Washington - Marijuana legalization advocates struggled Tuesday to find hope in comments that Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, made at his Senate confirmation hearing about federal tolerance for states that have legalized pot. Sessions, who has been fiercely...

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) has outlined his stance as a firm opponent of marijuana, but during his confirmation hearing Tuesday, he offered only vague answers about how he might approach the drug should he be confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general. Although Sessions...

And so it begins. Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, Trump's nominee for the country's next attorney general, took center stage on January 10 at his confirmation hearing. Marijuana supporters had been quick to voice their concern over Sessions's nomination because of his stance on marijuana, as well...