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Jeff Sessions Floats Federal Law that Would Protect States that Decriminalize Marijuana

The Attorney General said President Trump hasn't talked to him about legislation to decriminalize federal cannabis laws, but that he believed the president would support the legislation.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions told The Hill that President Trump hasn't talked to him about legislation to decriminalize federal marijuana laws, but that he believed the president would support legislation to protect states that do so.

In an exclusive interview with The Hill’s new TV show "Rising," which aired Thursday morning, Sessions said he understood remarks from Trump last week to be supportive of such protections.

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“What I understood the president to have told Senator Cory Gardner was that if a state legalizes marijuana, he may be supportive of legislation that would honor that state’s decision,” the former Alabama senator said.

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President Trump said last week that he would “probably” back a bipartisan bill that could let states determine their own marijuana laws and prevent the federal government from getting involved.

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