“Personally, I would still favor one uniform federal rule against marijuana,” Barr said. “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
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.
"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.” U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies about the Justice Department's FY2020 budget request before the House Appropriations Committee's Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 09, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
The act is intended to address discrepancies between federal law, where marijuana is illegal, and state laws that have decriminalized the drug. In 2014, when Colorado and Washington legalized the recreational use of marijuana, the American Bar Association said the difference between the state and federal laws posed an ethical dilemma for some lawyers.
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