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Merrick Garland: “The Justice Department has almost never prosecuted use of marijuana and it's not going to be--it's not--that's not an…”

On the recordApril 25, 2022
The Justice Department has almost never prosecuted use of marijuana and it's not going to be--it's not--that's not an efficient use of the resources given the opioid and methamphetamine epidemic that we have.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Garland discusses the DOJ's stance on marijuana prosecutions amid drug epidemic.

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