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Originally Posted by Judy

What he actually said was he was looking at it and going to study it. He hasn't decided yet, but he's open to it. It's 70% of the foreign drug cartel market of $300 billion a year. So around $210 billion. That ought to get someone's attention.

Actually he did say what I reported him saying. You know, I don't just create this stuff out of thin air. Not questioning that he also said what you are reporting he said, so why question what I reported him of saying? Please don't call me a liar unless you can prove it. Thank you.

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But at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump stated that he’s against the legalization of marijuana. “I think it’s bad, and I feel strongly about that,” he said. “They’ve got a lot of problems going on right now in Colorado, some big problems.” However, when asked about the states’ rights aspect to marijuana laws, Trump said, “If they vote for it, they vote for it.
“Medical marijuana is another thing,” he added. “I think medical marijuana, 100 percent.” On another occasion he said, “Medical I agree with. Medical I like… Medical is ok.”

http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/2...-on-marijuana/

Originally Posted by MW

. . . President Trump has said in the past that he 100% supports medical marijuana usage, but does not support the legalization of marijuana for recreational usage.

I guess it remains to be seen how Sessions will handle the nascent marijuana industry.

Trump and Sessions May Pursue Cartels Instead of Legal Weed

Recent comments suggest the new administration is more interested in busting up drug cartels.

While the cannabis community is still waiting to hear whether newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his cronies over at the DEA will kick down their doors and force the industry to a screeching halt, there has been some new evidence to emerge that suggests the Trump Administration is only interested in going for the jugulars of the drug cartels – not legal marijuana.

In a recent interview with Capital Public Radio, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones said he recently met with Attorney General Sessions to discuss several issues, including immigration and legal marijuana. The conversation, according to Sheriff Jones, suggests the Trump Administration is not going to impose a crackdown on the legal marijuana trade, but rather, aggressively hunt down and prosecute those with cartel connections.

"Regarding the prioritization of federal resources to combat marijuana, he didn't see the federal government getting involved in marijuana use or low-level state, what are traditionally state and local crimes, but, I don't think he ruled out the possibility of the federal government getting involved in larger-scale operations,” Jones said of his talk with Sessions.

This sentiment was reverberated last week by President Donald Trump during a meeting with the Major Cities Chiefs Association. In his speech, which was done in front of law enforcement officials all over the country, Trump said, “it’s time to stop the drugs from pouring into our country…and by the way, we will do that.”

However, Trump made no mention of plans to crack the skulls of the legitimate cannabis trade operating in over half the nation.

If the statements made over the past week are any representation of what to expect from the Trump Administration with respect to legal marijuana, it is probably fair to say the Justice Department’s policy on this issue may not steer too far from that of the Obama Administration. But while Obama’s “hands off approach” to legal marijuana (Cole Memo) is still currently in play, Attorney General Sessions has been largely critical of this disposable policy.

Therefore, it is also distinctly possible that we could see an updated memo in the coming months that clarifies the new administration’s position.

Until then, it’s business as usual.

https://www.merryjane.com/news/trump...arijuana-alone

I hope Trump and Sessions see the wisdom of repealing federal laws on marijuana, medical and recreational.

Originally Posted by Judy

I hope Trump and Sessions see the wisdom of repealing federal laws on marijuana, medical and recreational.

It would take an act of congress to do that. Jeff Sessions has a high level of autonomy to execute his duties and enforce the laws of the land. I don't think he needs the Presidents permission to go after federal law-breakers. Am I wrong?

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Trump and Sessions May Pursue Cartels Instead of Legal Weed

Recent comments suggest the new administration is more interested in busting up drug cartels.

While the cannabis community is still waiting to hear whether newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his cronies over at the DEA will kick down their doors and force the industry to a screeching halt, there has been some new evidence to emerge that suggests the Trump Administration is only interested in going for the jugulars of the drug cartels – not legal marijuana.

In a recent interview with Capital Public Radio, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones said he recently met with Attorney General Sessions to discuss several issues, including immigration and legal marijuana. The conversation, according to Sheriff Jones, suggests the Trump Administration is not going to impose a crackdown on the legal marijuana trade, but rather, aggressively hunt down and prosecute those with cartel connections.

"Regarding the prioritization of federal resources to combat marijuana, he didn't see the federal government getting involved in marijuana use or low-level state, what are traditionally state and local crimes, but, I don't think he ruled out the possibility of the federal government getting involved in larger-scale operations,” Jones said of his talk with Sessions.

This sentiment was reverberated last week by President Donald Trump during a meeting with the Major Cities Chiefs Association. In his speech, which was done in front of law enforcement officials all over the country, Trump said, “it’s time to stop the drugs from pouring into our country…and by the way, we will do that.”

However, Trump made no mention of plans to crack the skulls of the legitimate cannabis trade operating in over half the nation.

If the statements made over the past week are any representation of what to expect from the Trump Administration with respect to legal marijuana, it is probably fair to say the Justice Department’s policy on this issue may not steer too far from that of the Obama Administration. But while Obama’s “hands off approach” to legal marijuana (Cole Memo) is still currently in play, Attorney General Sessions has been largely critical of this disposable policy.

Therefore, it is also distinctly possible that we could see an updated memo in the coming months that clarifies the new administration’s position.

Until then, it’s business as usual.

https://www.merryjane.com/news/trump...arijuana-alone

Since this is from someone who writes for a site called "Merry Jane", I suspect there is a good possibility it's wishful thinking.