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26 Fed. Sent'g Rep. 217 (2013-2014)
Guidance regarding Marijuana Enforcement

handle is hein.journals/fedsen26 and id is 230 raw text is: Guidance Regarding Marijuana Enforcement U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Deputy Attorney General DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL The Deputy Attorney General ishington, D.C 20530 JAMES COLE U.S. Deputy August 29, 2013 Attorney General, U.S. Justice Department August 29, 2013 MEMORANDUM FOR ALL UNITED ST S ATTORNEYS FROM: James M. Cole Deputy Attorne eneral SUBJECT: Guidance Regarding Marijuana Enforcement In October 2009 and June 2011, the Department issued guidance to federal prosecutors concernmg marijuana enforcement under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This memorandum updates that guidance in light of state ballot initiatives that legalize under state law the possession of small amounts of marijuana and provide for the regulation of marijuana production, processing, and sale. The guidance set forth herein applies to all federal enforcement activity, including civil enforcement and criminal investigations and prosecutions, concerning marijuana in all states. As the Department noted in its previous guidance, Congress has determined that marijuana is a dangerous drug and that the illegal distribution and sale of marijuana is a serious crime that provides a significant source of revenue. to large-scale criminal enterprises, gangs, and cartels. The Department of Justice is committed to enforcement of the CSA consistent with those determinations. The Department is also committed to using its limited investigative and prosecutorial resources to address the most significant threats in the most effective, consistent, and rational way. In furtherance of those objectives, as several states enacted laws relating to the use of marijuana for medical purposes, the Department in recent years has focused its efforts on certain enforcement priorities that are particularly important to the federal government: * Preventing the distribution of marijuana to minors; * Preventing revenue from the sale of marijuana from going to criminal enterprises, gangs, and cartels; * Preventing the diversion of marijuana from states where it is legal under state law in some form to other states; * Preventing state-authorized marijuana activity from being used as a cover or pretext for the trafficking of other illegal drugs or other illegal activity; Federal Sentencing Reporter, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 217-220, ISSN 1053-9867, electronic ISSN 1533-8363. This material is in the public domain and may be reprinted. For more information, see the Department of Justice Web site at http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/resources/3052O13829132756857467.pdf. DOI: lo.1525/fsr.2014.26-4.217. FEDERAL SENTENCING REPORTER * VOL. 26, NO. 4 * APRIL 2014 217

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