[20180110]LSB10054_司法部长关于联邦大麻执法的备忘录：可能的影响.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Attorney Generals Memorandum on Federal Marijuana Enforcement: Possible Impacts Updated January 10, 2018 On January 4, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent a memorandum on federal marijuana enforcement policy (Sessions Memorandum) to all U.S. Attorneys that immediately rescinds guidance documents specific to marijuana enforcement that were issued under the Obama Administration. Generally, the Obama-era guidance documents afforded state and local government officials, businesses, and individuals some measure of reassurance that they could facilitate or participate in state-authorized marijuana cultivation, distribution, sale, and possession activities without much concern of federal interference, despite the fact that federal law generally prohibits most conduct involving marijuana. The Sessions Memorandum instructs U.S. Attorneys to “follow the well-established principles that govern all federal prosecutions,” in light of the Department of Justices (DOJs) “finite resources.” Although the Sessions Memorandum notes that it is intended “solely as a guide to the exercise of investigative and