The Trump administration on Thursday rescinded an Obama-era policy that paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country.
With some caveats, in 2013 the Obama administration announced that the federal government would not stand in the way of pot sales in states that had legalized the drug.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has compared marijuana to heroin, said Thursday that the Department of Justice would now let federal prosecutors enforce the federal prohibition against pot.
The move comes as the Trump administration rapidly rolls back federal regulations on the energy, banking and health care industries.