U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked four congressional leaders at the beginning of May to omit key medical marijuana industry protections\u00a0from a new federal spending bill. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, the letter \u2013 first reported by cannabis-focused social media platform MassRoots \u2013 underscores that marijuana businesses are not yet totally safe from possible federal intervention. Sessions specifically asked that language\u00a0from the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment not be included in any appropriations bill, or similar provisions, that would \u201cin any way inhibit the (Department of Justice\u2019s) authority to enforce the Controlled Substances Act.\u201d The … AG Sessions to Congress: Kill medical marijuana protections is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
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