The U.S. Department of Justice in August 2013 issued the Cole Memo in which it offers guidance to prosecutors and law enforcement on . These are those priorities:
• Prevent distribution of marijuana to minors
• Prevent marijuana revenue from funding criminal enterprises, gangs or cartels
• Prevent marijuana from moving out of states where it is legal
• Prevent use of state-legal marijuana sales as a cover for illegal activity
• Prevent violence and use of firearms in growing or distributing marijuana
• Prevent drugged driving or exacerbation of other adverse public health consequences associated with marijuana use
• Prevent growing marijuana on public lands
• Prevent marijuana possession or use on federal property
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
