{"id":106,"date":"2024-08-10T15:23:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T14:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sativatimes.press\/?p=106"},"modified":"2024-08-10T15:23:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T14:23:16","slug":"trumps-hate-of-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sativatimes.press\/index.php\/2024\/08\/10\/trumps-hate-of-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s hate of cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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President Donald Trump has been vocal about his opposition to the legalization of cannabis, stating that he believes it is a dangerous drug that should not be legal for recreational use. In a 2016 interview with The Washington Post, Trump stated, “I think it’s bad. I feel strongly about that. It’s bad, very bad.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump’s stance on cannabis legalization is in line with the policies of his administration, which has taken a hardline approach to drug enforcement. In 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an Obama-era policy that allowed states to legalize cannabis without federal interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Trump’s choice for Attorney General, William Barr, has also expressed his opposition to cannabis legalization. In a 2019 Senate hearing, Barr stated that he believes marijuana is a dangerous drug and that he would not support its legalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the growing support for cannabis legalization among the American public, Trump has remained steadfast in his opposition to the drug. According to a poll conducted by Gallup in 2019, 66% of Americans support the legalization of cannabis for recreational use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. “Trump says marijuana makes people ‘lose IQ points’ in Fox & Friends interview,” CNBC, 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. “Sessions rescinds Cole Memo, which protected legalized marijuana from federal interference,” The Washington Post, 2018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. “Barr says he would ‘not support’ marijuana legalization, despite growing acceptance,” The Hill, 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. “Two in Three Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana,” Gallup, 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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