Sessions War On Pot Could Speed Up Marijuana Legalization Nationwide

[yuiyoshida]

(THE CONVERSATION) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently clarified how the Trump administration intends to treat states that have legalized pot, which remains illegal on the federal level.

The Obama administration eventually took a relatively hands-off approach to this enforcement conundrum. But Sessions instructed all United States attorneys to treat cannabis-related activities like any suspected crime, instead of making them a low priority if they comply with state laws.

This bureaucratic salvo is stirring fears that the Trump administration could be on the verge of a crackdown that could potentially jeopardize the nation’s growing number of legally operating pot businesses. However, based on my research and what I’ve learned while teaching the first U.S. college course on the marijuana business at the University of Denver, I see no reason for supporters of legalization to panic.

In fact, I believe that Sessions may have actually accelerated the process toward federal marijuana legalization.

Obama’s Approach

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[safeinOhio]

1. Great, that should get

out the vote from a group not known to get out.

[BigmanPigman]

4. I suggested that to Bryan Kim, a young guy

running as a Progressive Independent yesterday outside of Trader Joe's in San Diego. I thought he should go over to Urban Leaf (the dispensary that was a spot for a local Girl Scout to sell a lot of cookies this past week). He could get money for his campaign and maybe a few votes too.

[TomSlick]

2. Here's a good rule: Beware unintended consequences.

A subtlety lost on folks like Beauregard.

[GWC58]

5. Heres the rub.

If there’s to be cannabis reform it’ll definitely have to wait until the next Congress. It’s certainly not going to be this one. After all that is done it would have to survive Trump, who will definitely veto said bill. Trump is, big surprise, when it comes to cannabis, a typical, run of the mill, anti cannabis Thuglican. His early talk of “legalize all drugs” was just that; talk. I don’t think he was ever, truly, liberal. I think he was evil then as he is evil now.

[TomSlick]

6. I agree but

The surest way to have the next Congress unschedule cannabis will be for the feds to try to void state law through enforcement.

[GWC58]

7. With this AG thats a definite possibility,

and Sessions ain’t going anywhere. Nor is his right hand man in the White House. It’s obvious these people have zero shame. No matter what!

[Qutzupalotl]

3. How fucked up are our politics and domestic policy

when we wage a WAR on a plant. A PLANT. Completely antithetical to nature. It’s all about filling private prisons for cash.

I am fortunate to live in a state with sane laws. Legal rec is fantastic. But I want everyone to have the same rights and opportunities.

[GWC58]

8. I believe, hopefully, Maryland is

headed in the legalization direction. We might, Big if, have this on the ballot in November as a voter referendum. That, of course, depends on the legislature.

[Risviltsov]

9. Making pot illegal is bad

I think Sessions forgot whites smoke pot.
Just another way the government has been killing minority populations since we mass slaughtered the natives...
ugh...
i wish this grafting thing would end
it starts with forcing people to kill over drugs and alcohol
and then jailing them
it's suppression of minorities
it's systematic and needs to end

thank god we're fighting back

[GWC58]

10. When, come January 2019, weve

taken control of the House and anti cannabis zealot Pete Sessions is out then, hopefully, sensible cannabis policy can move forward.