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Press Release  Treasurer asks AG to clarify position on marijuana

Highlights Desire to Implement Law Properly by Most Effectively Advancing Public Safety and Public Health
For immediate release:
3/07/2017
  • Office of State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg

Media Contact   for Treasurer asks AG to clarify position on marijuana

Chandra Allard, Director of Communications

Boston — Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, who is charged with implementing a new state law legalizing recreational marijuana, wrote a letter today to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions asking the Department of Justice to clarify its position and future plans regarding enforcement of federal marijuana law. Goldberg wrote the letter after various comments from Attorney General Sessions and the White House in recent weeks.

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Media Contact   for Treasurer asks AG to clarify position on marijuana

  • Office of State Treasurer and Receiver General Deborah B. Goldberg 

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