White House voiced position on recreational marijuana

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The administration of President Donald Trump announced for the first time that it will fight the sale of marijuana in those states that have approved the use of marijuana for recreational purposes.

A spokesman for the White House, Sean Spicer, said the Ministry of Justice will continue to follow federal law on recreational use of the potion, but not for medical purposes.

The move is likely to spark new lawsuits with states that have legalized recreational marijuana use: Alaska, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington DC.

Jay Insley, the Washington Democratic governor, made it clear earlier this month that the state would fight hard if the Trump team tried to block the sale of recreational marijuana.

“I think it would be a very big mistake for them to pick this fight, and I hope that doesn’t happen,” Inslee said.

In California, legalization can bring to the treasury up to $ 5 billion annually from retail sales, if Trump does not interfere in this process.

Congress responded to the growing popularity of marijuana by forming the bipartisan Cannabis Caucus to try to resolve the conflict between federal and local laws.

The organizers are Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican, and a possible candidate for the position of Secretary of State, before they became ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson.

“Not only did voters overwhelmingly approve the legalization of recreational marijuana, but the proposed state budget depends on tax revenue from recreational marijuana sales,” said Nevada Senate Leader Aaron D. Ford. “Any action by the Trump administration is an insult to Nevada voters.”

59% of Americans support the legalization of recreational marijuana, while 93% of Americans support the use of medical marijuana.

Washington and Colorado were the first states to legalize marijuana in 2012. California followed suit only last year. 28 states have legalized the drug for medical use.

Spicer compared the use of recreational marijuana to the opioid addiction crisis sweeping the country. “The last thing we should be doing is encouraging people,” he said.

The Obama administration took a position of non-intervention and allowed each state to monitor the implementation of its own laws.

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