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The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment... [View all]
If the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment is renewed in the upcoming budget, what will its effect be on Sessions' policy shift?
My understanding is that the amendment (previously known as the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment) restricts the DOJ from using federal funds to prosecute cannabis violations.
I have heard rumblings that Sessions is considering offering local law enforcement a substantial cut of anything seized under asset forfeiture if they will assist the DOJ in going after cannabis. Is that accurate? Is it Constitutional? Law enforcement tends to tack conservative, but I understanding that many local authorities feel that cannabis prosecution is a waste of limited resources in the face of other priorities.
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