Reefer Relief: President Trump Promises He Will Support States’ Right to Legalize Pot – News

F8f190c52b64″>the federal government will not interfere with his state’s cannabis industry. Trump reportedly went as far as promising to support legislation that would

“My colleagues and I are continuing to work diligently on a bipartisan legislative solution that can pass Congress and head to the President’s desk to deliver on his campaign position,” Gardner

Some cannabis industry insiders are not entirely convinced by the President’s promise, however. Cannabis activist Tom Angell tweeted that “this is hugely positive, but it’s going to take focused, hard work and pressure to make sure words become reality,”

Drug Policy Alliance policy advisor Mike Liszewski said that “Trump’s pledge to Gardner is a significant and potentially game-changing development but it does not necessarily mean that Sessions is no longer a threat to licensed cannabis businesses,” although it does make it “even more politically difficult for Sessions to initiate a crackdown. Marijuanamoment.net/senators-press-sessions-to-stop-blocking-marijuana-research/”>stop interfering with medical cannabis research. Before the recent rush of state-legal cannabis, the only source of cannabis legally available to American researchers came from a single farm at the University of Mississippi.

Two years ago, the Drug Enforcement Administration began accepting applications for additional cultivators, which would expand the quality and quantity of cannabis available for medical research.