. >> deputy attorney general james m. cole advised all u.s. attorneys that enforcing marijuana laws against those that are in compliance with state marijuana laws would not be a priority of the d.o.j. did you get that memo? >> all u.s. attorneys received that memo as did i. >> do you think that is a good policy. >> i believe that the deputy attorney general's policy seeks to try and work with state systems that have chosen to take admittedly a different approach from the federal government with respect to marijuana and determine the most effective way to still pursue marijuana cases consistent with the states and the choices that they have made. the deputy attorney general's poles as i understood it and has been implemented still requires federal prosecutors to seek prosecution of marijuana cases particularly where we have situations where children are at risk where marijuana ising state lines particularly where you have marijuana trafficked from a state that has chose an legal framework into a state that has not and the in tenant harms in the

. >> august 29, 2013, deputy attorney general james m. cole advised all u.s. attorneys enforcing marijuana rules those that are in compliance with state laws would not be a priority of the d.o.j. did you get that memo? >> all u.s. attorneys received that memo. as did i. >> do you think that is a good policy? >> i believe that the deputy attorney general's policy seeks to try and work with state systems that have chosen to take admittedly a different approach from the federal government with respect to marijuana. and determine the most effective way to still pursue marijuana cases, consistent with the states and the choices that they have made. the deputy attorney general's policy, as i understood it and has been implemented, still requires federal prosecutors to seek prosecution of marijuana cases, particularly where we have situations where children are at risk, where marijuana is crossing state lines particularly where you have marijuana being trafficked from a state that has chosen a legal framework into a state that has not chosen a legal framework and the