Notable marijuana comments in notable settings by Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Attorney General Jeff Session have a speech today at The Heritage Foundation and did a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt, and federal marijuana law and policy cam up in both settings. These press reports provide some of the details and context:

From Reason here, “Sessions Continues to Push ‘Gateway Drug’ Myth About Marijuana: Much of the addiction starts with marijuana.”

From The Cannabist here, “Talk show host Hugh Hewitt lobbies Jeff Sessions to pursue federal marijuana crackdown: Hewitt asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he was planning to pursue federal prosecution of marijuana businesses”