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On August 29, 2013, the Department of Justice published a memorandum authored by Cole which described a new set of priorities for federal prosecutors operating in states which had legalized the medical or other adult use of marijuana. [16] It followed a 2009 memorandum from Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden directing U.S. Attorneys in the Western United States to "not focus federal resources in your States on individuals whose actions are in clear and unambiguous compliance with existing state laws providing for the medical use of marijuana". [17] The memorandum was rescinded by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on January 4, 2018. [18]

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  11. ↑ https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/executive_calendar/xcalv.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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  13. ↑ AT&T withdraws T-Mobile merger plan from FCC
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  18. ↑ Charlie Savage; Jack Healy (January 4, 2018), "Trump Administration Takes Step That Could Threaten Marijuana Legalization Movement", The New York Times
James Cole
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35th United States Deputy Attorney General
In office
December 29, 2010 –January 8, 2015
Legal offices
Preceded by United States Deputy Attorney General
2010–2015		Succeeded by
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