- The Department of Justice looks set to crack down on states allowing recreational use and sale of marijuana, breaking with past policy.
- The expected policy change has prompted backlash from even Republicans.
- Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner, a Republican, vowed to hold Trump's DOJ nominees if the issue is not resolved.
Top Senate Republican threatens Jeff Sessions over marijuana policy change
Sen. Cory Gardner threatened to withhold President Donald Trump's nominees to the Justice Department over a crackdown on state marijuana laws.
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A top Senate Republican threatened to withhold President Donald Trump's nominees to the Justice Department on Thursday after news broke that Attorney General Jeff Sessions would rescind Obama-era rules that allow recreational marijuana use and sale in certain states.
Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, who is chairing the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the 2018 cycle, took aim at Sessions over reports of an imminent crackdown on states not complying with federal marijuana laws, a significant departure from past commitments by the administration.