Jeff Sessions Goes Back on His Word on Enforcing Marijuana Laws

Surprise Surprise Surprise!

Sen. Cory Gardner (R, Co) had received assurances from Attorney General Designate Jeff Sessions that if he were confirmed as Attorney General the government would leave marijuana regulation to the states.  Sessions has just gone back on that promise.

"The Colorado lawmaker said Sessions had personally promised him prior to his confirmation that he would not take steps to tighten enforcement of federal pot laws.

“I’m prepared to hold every Justice Department nominee until Jeff Sessions lives up to what he told me, lives up to his commitment,” Gardner said. A “hold” is a senatorial threat, frequently invoked to gain leverage over the executive branch, to filibuster nominees.

“Jeff Sessions told me this wouldn’t be a priority. Jeff Sessions told me the policy would not be reversed, and today Jeff Sessions went back on his word,” the senator said."

The mystery of course does not involve Sessions. The mystery is why anyone whose IQ was greater than 10 would believe Jeff Sessions.