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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How the federal crackdown on pot could affect California

Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he’ll rescind an Obama administration order that allowed states to legalize marijuana without fear of federal interference.

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By Madeleine Brand • Jan 4, 2018 • 1 min read

Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he’ll rescind an Obama administration order that allowed states to legalize marijuana without fear of federal interference. The Cole memo, as it was known, told prosecutors to focus on organized crime and pot crossing state lines. Now it will be up to individual prosecutors how to proceed. The Justice Department calls it a “return to the rule of law.”

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