Utah’s US Attorney Says He Will Use Discretion on Cannabis

Deseret News reports…..
Federal law enforcement officials are reviewing Utah’s new medical marijuana law to decide how it affects the job they do in the state.
“It’s of great concern to us, the marijuana impact in Utah. It was then, it is now,” U.S. Attorney for Utah John Huber said. “It’s still against federal law, that cannot be forgot.”
In September, Huber said the fact that marijuana use, production, distribution and transportation violates federal law was lost in the debate over the initiative.
Huber said the Department of Justice allows individual U.S. attorneys to decide how to enforce marijuana laws in their districts.
“What was a hands-off approach previously under the Obama administration, whatever handcuffs or restraints that were placed on me are gone, and I have a lot of discretion to see best how to use our limited resources,” he said.
“I’ve got to think about these things with my partners to see where we should use our resources and what is drug trafficking and exploitation and profiteering.”
The Utah Department of Public Safety last week promised to do everything it can to ensure the rights of qualifying patients to possess medical marijuana are upheld.
Source: https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900046889/us-attorney-for-utah-reviewing-how-to-deal-with-new-medical-marijuana-law.html


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