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Under pressure, Justice Department creates internal watchdog for asset forfeiture program

A unit will be set up in the Justice Department to oversee a policy that allows police to take cash and property from people suspected of a crime, even if they have not been charged.

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Opinion: In spite of AG Jeff Sessions, criminal justice reform still moving forward

Op-ed: A bipartisan groups of lawmakers at the federal and state level want rational crime policies that don’t waste money or discard redeemable lives.

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Over 5 percent of arrests in U.S. are for marijuana

In 2016 more people were arrested for marijuana possession than for all crimes the FBI classifies as violent, according to 2016 crime data released by the agency on Monday.

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Fearing feds, Iowa AG halts medical marijuana import plan

Iowa’s attempt to work with another state to bring medical marijuana oil across state lines is on hold amid legal concerns it could invite federal scrutiny.

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The Sessions Letters: Read the U.S. attorney general’s missives to the first four states to legalize marijuana

In April, the governors of the first four states to legalize recreational marijuana asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to “engage with us before embarking on any changes to regulatory and enforcement systems.” Sessions responded at the end of July with four separate letters.

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Justice Department has “effectively shut down” marijuana research at DEA

The Justice Department has effectively blocked the Drug Enforcement Administration from taking action on 25 requests to grow marijuana to use in research.

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Sessions’ marijuana task force report gives him no ammo to go after legal states

The task force Sessions assembled to find the best legal strategy regarding states that legalized marijuana is giving him no ammunition to crack down on those states.

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Inside a wild week in weed for Colorado Springs

Secret meetings with the feds, head shop busts and ‘gateway drug to homicides’ talk put Colorado’s second-largest city in the national spotlight.

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Senate committee, rejecting request from Sessions, keeps protection for medical marijuana states

The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved an amendment to protect state medical marijuana programs from federal interference, despite a written request from Attorney General Jeff Sessions earlier this year that they not do so.

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Federal lawsuit against Sessions, DEA says marijuana’s Schedule I status unconstitutional

A diverse cadre of cannabis advocates filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the constitutionality of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) as it pertains to marijuana.

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