National Conference of State Legislatures 2018

Legislative Summit in Los Angeles, California

There is a longstanding conflict between the federal Controlled Substances Act and state laws legalizing marijuana. This year, with the release of the attorney general's Memorandum on Marijuana Enforcement, states that have legalized marijuana in any context-whether decriminalizing small amounts or legalizing medical, recreational or both-face uncertainty over how the federal government will pursue enforcement. Learn how this new policy may affect states and how to proceed.

Moderator:

Representative Eric K. Hutchings, Utah

Speakers:

Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Sr., California
Senator Roger J. Katz, Maine
Robert Mikos, Vanderbilt Law School, Tennessee