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What happens now is in doubt.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"In deciding which marijuana activities to prosecute under these laws with the Department's finite resources, prosecutors should follow the well-established principles that govern all federal prosecutions,\" considering the seriousness of a crime and its impact on the community, Sessions told prosecutors in a one-page memo.\u003cbr/\u003e              While Sessions, a longtime opponent of legalisation of marijuana, has been carrying out a Justice Department agenda which follows Trump's top priorities on such issues as immigration and opioids, this change reflects his own concerns. He railed against marijuana as an Alabama senator and has assailed it as comparable to heroin.\u003cbr/\u003e              Trump, as a candidate, said pot should be left up to the states, but his personal views on marijuana remain largely unknown.\u003cbr/\u003e              It is not clear how the change might affect states where marijuana is legal for medical purposes. A congressional amendment blocks the Justice Department from interfering with medical marijuana programs in states where it is allowed. Justice officials said they would follow the law, but would not preclude the possibility of medical-marijuana related prosecutions.\u003cbr/\u003e              Officials wouldn't say whether federal prosecutors would target marijuana shops and legal growers, nor would they speculate on whether pot prosecutions would increase.\u003cbr/\u003e              They denied the timing was connected to the opening of California sales, which are projected to bring in $1 billion annually in tax revenue within a few years. \u003cbr/\u003e              Officials also warned that Thursday's action might not be the only step toward greater marijuana enforcement. The department has the authority to sue states on the grounds that state laws regulating pot are unconstitutional, pre-empted by federal law.\u003cbr/\u003e              Asked about the change, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said only that Trump's top priority was enforcing federal law \"and that is regardless of what the topic is, whether it's marijuana or whether it's immigration.\"\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Oakland, California - January 4, 2018\u003cbr/\u003e              1. Wide view of customers waiting in line to enter Harborside marijuana dispensary\u003cbr/\u003e              2. Close view of sign\u003cbr/\u003e              3. Customers waiting in line inside the dispensary to buy cannabis\u003cbr/\u003e              4. Close of marijuana in packages\u003cbr/\u003e              5. Close of money going into cash register\u003cbr/\u003e              6. Medium view of Harborside CEO and founder Steve DeAngelo UPSOUND (English) \"It just doesn't make any sense to start targeting legal, licensed cannabis businesses when we're in the middle of an opioid crisis, I mean, real, come on.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              7. Close view of marijuana in jar\u003cbr/\u003e              8. SOUNDBITE (English) Steve DeAngelo, CEO, Harborside:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I think that most US attorneys who reside in legal cannabis states have seen that the cannabis reform laws have actually been a benefit to public safety, not a detriment. And we are in the middle of an opioid crisis right now that is killing more young Americans than any other cause of death. So, it's kind of difficult for me to see how a US attorney would decide to use their discretion to go after cannabis instead of opioids.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              9. Medium view of customers looking at product samples\u003cbr/\u003e              10. Close view of product samples in display case\u003cbr/\u003e              11. SOUNDBITE (English) Steve DeAngelo, CEO, Harborside\u003cbr/\u003e              \"No, we're not going to make any changes in the way we do business as a result of this announcement. We already are 100 percent compliant with all of our laws and all of our regulations, and we will continue to do that.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              Denver - January 4, 2018\u003cbr/\u003e              12. Medium view of dispensary operator Andy Williams inspecting plants in warehouse\u003cbr/\u003e              13. SOUNDBITE (English) Andy Williams, CEO, Medicine Man Denver:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Any action by the attorney general goes against the public sentiment, promises from the president himself and endangers the population. I don't think it's a smart move. Of course, we haven't seen what it is yet so, we'll wait and see on that.'' \u003cbr/\u003e              14. Medium view of worker watering marijuana plants\u003cbr/\u003e              15. Close of worker watering plants\u003cbr/\u003e              16. Close of plant \u003cbr/\u003e              17. SOUNDBITE (English) Andy Williams, CEO, Medicine Man Denver:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"You know, really, any action against this industry is action against the consumers and it endangers them, because it takes that product back to the black market. Marijuana's always been here. It's now taxed, regulated and it's safe for consumers.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              18. Wide of customers at Medicine Man Dispensary\u003cbr/\u003e              19. Close of worker bagging marijuana product purchased by customer\u003cbr/\u003e              Seattle - January 4, 2018\u003cbr/\u003e              20. Wide view of news conference with Seattle Mayor and other city officials\u003cbr/\u003e              21. Close view of police officials at news conference\u003cbr/\u003e              22. SOUNDBITE (English) Jenny Durkan (D), Seattle Mayor:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We will not be bullied by the Trump Administration or by the Department of Justice. We will not be bullied by an administration\u003cbr/\u003e              that seems obsessed with dismantling things that are actually working.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              23. Product display at marijuana dispensary\u003cbr/\u003e              24. 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