How the Trump Administration Is Likely to Proceed on Weed Legalization
Donald Trump steps in as the president of a nation increasingly at odds with federal marijuana policy.
Thanks to a growing pro-pot majority, 28 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws supporting legalization. After the 2016 election, over 60% of the population—about 193 million Americans—will have access to weed for medical use under state law. Twenty percent will be able to purchase it for recreational use.
Trump—who claims he’s never used pot himself—has a history of progressive statements on legalization. He told Fox New he was “a hundred percent” for it in February 2016, mirroring his his call for the decriminalization of all drugs in the 1990s. As campaign season wore on, however, he pivoted.
“I say [legalization is] bad. Medical marijuana is another thing, but I think it’s bad, and I feel strongly about it,” he told the CPAC Conference in June. “In terms of marijuana and legalization, I...
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