Spicer: States will likely see 'greater enforcement' of federal law against rec mj

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WASHINGTON, DC — White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said states can expect to see a "greater enforcement" of federal law against marijuana use on a state level.

Spicer was asked by a reporter about the enforcement of federal law on states that have legalized medical marijuana.

"Medical marijuana, the president understands the pain and suffering that many people go through ... and the comfort that some of these drugs can provide to them," Spicer said. "There's a big difference between that and recreational marijuana. When you see something like the opioid addiction crisis blossoming around so many states around this country, the last thing we should be doing is encouraging people ... there's still a federal law that we need to abide by when it comes to recreational marijuana."


In the past, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been a critic of marijuana usage.

"I do believe you'll see greater enforcement ... [it's] a question for the Department of Justice," Spicer said Thursday.

Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Colorado, Maine and Massachusetts have legalized recreational marijuana usage.
 
what does this even mean? Dispensaries are still subject to RICO , and cannot use banks.
Freaking Congress is incapable of doing ANYTHING to re-schedule it
 
http://time.com/4681109/white-house-recreational-marijuana-laws/

"I do believe you'll see greater enforcement of it," Spicer told reporters Thursday during the White House briefing.


It would represent the latest policy shift from the Obama Administration, which declined to enforce federal laws in states that legalized weed, such as Colorado and Washington, as long as the states regulated the marketplace. As he prepared to leave office, former President Obama came out in favor of legalizing marijuana.
He added that the Trump Administration would not seek to enforce federal statutes against those using marijuana for medical purposes.


Spicer repeatedly linked the use of marijuana to the nationwide opioid abuse epidemic, suggesting without offering proof that marijuana is a gateway drug to more serious substances.

Earlier in the briefing, Spicer touted the president and the GOP's commitment to deferring to the states over the federal government on controversial issues.“We are a states’ rights party," he said while discussing a reversal of Obama-era guidance on transgender student bathroom use.
 
Dick from the Internet said:
Earlier in the briefing, Spicer touted the president and the GOP's commitment to deferring to the states over the federal government on controversial issues.“We are a states’ rights party," he said while discussing a reversal of Obama-era guidance on transgender student bathroom use.
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And annata believes him. The states have the right to carry out the federal government's fascist police state agenda.
 
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hen you see something like the opioid addiction crisis blossoming around so many states around this country, the last thing we should be doing is encouraging people ...
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What's opioid addiction got to do with mj??? MJ's not an opiate.
 
I saw this coming miles & miles away, as soon as Sessions was named AG.

So depressing. What happened to liberty-loving, states rights Republicans?

And opioid addiction has absolutely zero to do w/ pot. We're back to the days of reefer madness.
 
Sucks, too - the states that have legalized recreational are all basically blue states. No clout, no power; the feds don't care about backlash in those areas.

I can't stand this admin.
 
Dick from the Internet said:
http://katu.com/news/local/spicer-d...es-that-have-legalized-recreational-marijuana

WASHINGTON, DC — White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said states can expect to see a "greater enforcement" of federal law against marijuana use on a state level.

Spicer was asked by a reporter about the enforcement of federal law on states that have legalized medical marijuana.

"Medical marijuana, the president understands the pain and suffering that many people go through ... and the comfort that some of these drugs can provide to them," Spicer said. "There's a big difference between that and recreational marijuana. When you see something like the opioid addiction crisis blossoming around so many states around this country, the last thing we should be doing is encouraging people ... there's still a federal law that we need to abide by when it comes to recreational marijuana."


In the past, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been a critic of marijuana usage.

"I do believe you'll see greater enforcement ... [it's] a question for the Department of Justice," Spicer said Thursday.

Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Colorado, Maine and Massachusetts have legalized recreational marijuana usage.
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Isn't he also undoing the restrictions on private prisons? Inch by inch
 
Thing1 said:
Sucks, too - the states that have legalized recreational are all basically blue states.
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Alaska is basically a red state. And pot was legal here before they made it legal to sell in shops.
As long as I've been here it's been legal to grow on your own property and possess it in your home.
 
It's pretty irrelevant , IMO. Pot's easy to get, and it's still cheaper on the black market than in shops. I know folks that use it regularly and legalizing it won't change that they buy it from friends.
 
Meanwhile Dump and his family will be laying around their penthouses smoking all the weed they want and snorting coke, too.
 
aloysious said:
It's pretty irrelevant , IMO. Pot's easy to get, and it's still cheaper on the black market than in shops. I know folks that use it regularly and legalizing it won't change that they buy it from friends.
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It's relevant if you get arrested. I don't see anyway for your police to stop "black market" trade. Hell, it's gray market. That's awesome.
 
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