Maine federal prosecutor says pot users are not a priority | Charlotte Observer

Maine's top federal prosecutor says his office will not make prosecuting marijuana users a priority.

In a statement Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank says his office will instead focus on traffickers of "hard drugs" such as opiates, cocaine and crack.

Frank's comments come after Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed an Obama-era policy not to prosecute marijuana cases in states where the drug is legal.

Maine voters approved a law legalizing recreational marijuana in November 2016. Although adults could use the drug as of last year, there is still no way to buy it because Republican Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed the related legislation.

Frank says his office will go on a "case-by-case basis" on deciding whether to prosecute marijuana growers and users.