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Is Donald Trump Declaring War On Marijuana?

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 11/28/2016 - 09:19

President-elect Donald Trump was far from the most pro marijuana candidate running for President this past year, and now that he's won the White House, cannabis advocates are worrying that his appointment of anti-marijuana supporter Jeff Sessions to Attorney General could derail recent advances. Is Sessions going to put a kibosh on marijuana's momentum?

Ahead of the November elections, four states had already passed recreational marijuana laws and 25 states had already passed medical marijuana laws. After the election, four more states now have recreational marijuana laws (California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada) on the books, and another four states have legalized medical marijuana, including Florida.

 

The election night wins are the latest in what has been a sweeping change in how the average American views marijuana. According to Gallup, the percentage of Americans favoring marijuana legalization has grown from 15% in the early 1970s to about 60% today.

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