Attorney General Barr Says He Would Favor Making Marijuana Illegal Across the United States
I missed this from a few days ago.
Attorney General Barr Says He Would Favor Making Marijuana Illegal Across the United States
https://www.newsweek.com/attorney-general-barr-marijuana-law-1392561
By Nina Godlewski On 4/10/19 at 5:32 PM EDT
As Attorney General Willaim Barr sat before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Wednesday to discuss the Justice Department's budget 2020, the nation's top law-enforcement official said he supports a ban on marijuana around the U.S.
“Personally, I would still favor one uniform federal rule against marijuana,” Barr said during the hearing.
"But if there is not sufficient consensus to obtain that then I think the way to go is to permit a more federal approach so states can, you know, make their own decisions within the framework of the federal law. So we’re not just ignoring the enforcement of federal law.”
Barr was responding to a question from Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, who asked the attorney general about his position on the proposed Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act. The STATES Act was introduced last year by Senator Elizabeth Warren and, if it were to pass, would ensure states can determine their own approaches to marijuana.
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