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The marijuana industry is going strong, but fears of abrupt change could occur under former Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, who is now the new U.S. Attorney General. As nearly 60-percent of Americans support marijuana reform, what Sessions will do is still unknown. Several lawmakers agree that prohibition doesn’t work and that the DEA doesn’t have the resources to fight the war on marijuana efficiently because the DEA just doesn’t have the financial resources or personnel to maintain the fight.
When Sessions was asked about marijuana policy, he didn’t have much to say, according to MPP. Sessions’ written statement on the matter displays that he says he “echoes the comments made by former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, in comments made during her confirmation hearing”. President Trump supports medical marijuana, so there isn’t any real need to worry about that. He is also supportive of states making their own marijuana policies.
Robert Capecchi of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) said, “They just don’t have the resources to do that. And I don’t think that the taxpayers in Tennessee want their federal tax dollars going toward [DEA] action busting medical marijuana patients in North Dakota, for instance.”
Sean Spicer made an interesting comment. He said, “When you come into a Trump administration, it’s the Trump agenda you’re implementing and not your own. I think Senator Sessions is well aware of that.”
This suggests that Sessions won’t likely attempt to go against where President Trump already says he stands on marijuana. Top industry officials hope that the federal government take note of the millions of dollars in tax revenue the marijuana industry is generating for local economies, and calls nationwide legalization a win-win for Americans and the government, according to Fox 4 News.
Robert Capecchi has also said, “President Trump has consistently that states should be able to determine their own marijuana laws, and his spokesperson made it clear that the attorney general will be implementing the Trump agenda. We are hopeful that Mr. Sessions will follow the president’s lead and respect states’ rights on marijuana policy.”
Sessions was confirmed by a very slim margin. The Senate vote was 51 – 47. Industry leaders, at least from statements, don’t seem to think there’s much to worry about right now.
