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Trump says he is likely to support ending federal ban on marijuana

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This won't get him in the good graces of Sessions. But if this is true, I will be the first one to applaud Trump's decision.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he likely will support a congressional effort to end the federal ban on marijuana, a major step that would reshape the pot industry and end the threat of a Justice Department crackdown.

Trump's remarks put him sharply at odds with Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the issue. The bill in question, pushed by a bipartisan coalition, would allow states to go forward with legalization unencumbered by threats of federal prosecution.

Trump made his comments to a gaggle of reporters Friday morning just before he boarded a helicopter on his way to the G-7 summit in Canada. His remarks came the day after the bipartisan group of lawmakers proposed its measure.


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tres borrachos said:
This won't get him in the good graces of Sessions. But if this is true, I will be the first one to applaud Trump's decision.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he likely will support a congressional effort to end the federal ban on marijuana, a major step that would reshape the pot industry and end the threat of a Justice Department crackdown.

Trump's remarks put him sharply at odds with Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the issue. The bill in question, pushed by a bipartisan coalition, would allow states to go forward with legalization unencumbered by threats of federal prosecution.

Trump made his comments to a gaggle of reporters Friday morning just before he boarded a helicopter on his way to the G-7 summit in Canada. His remarks came the day after the bipartisan group of lawmakers proposed its measure.


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Good news and we'll take it.


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tres borrachos said:
This won't get him in the good graces of Sessions. But if this is true, I will be the first one to applaud Trump's decision.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he likely will support a congressional effort to end the federal ban on marijuana, a major step that would reshape the pot industry and end the threat of a Justice Department crackdown.

Trump's remarks put him sharply at odds with Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the issue. The bill in question, pushed by a bipartisan coalition, would allow states to go forward with legalization unencumbered by threats of federal prosecution.

Trump made his comments to a gaggle of reporters Friday morning just before he boarded a helicopter on his way to the G-7 summit in Canada. His remarks came the day after the bipartisan group of lawmakers proposed its measure.


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Even though you won't read this anyway...This was always inevitable....As the country starts to run out of money, governments need a new tax base...Since Pot is generally thought of these days as harmless by a majority of the people, then it only makes sense to tap into that market....
 
tres borrachos said:
This won't get him in the good graces of Sessions. But if this is true, I will be the first one to applaud Trump's decision.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he likely will support a congressional effort to end the federal ban on marijuana, a major step that would reshape the pot industry and end the threat of a Justice Department crackdown.

Trump's remarks put him sharply at odds with Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the issue. The bill in question, pushed by a bipartisan coalition, would allow states to go forward with legalization unencumbered by threats of federal prosecution.

Trump made his comments to a gaggle of reporters Friday morning just before he boarded a helicopter on his way to the G-7 summit in Canada. His remarks came the day after the bipartisan group of lawmakers proposed its measure.


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I'll be second...but I fear your private prison lobby will be fighting this pretty hard... Big pharma too. Big booze too. Possibly even big tobacco, if they can tear themselves away from e-cig fear mongering...

But here's hoping. :)
 
Hell, Trump may do it for the sole purpose of pissing off Sessions. :)

And I am more than ok with that.
 
tres borrachos said:
This won't get him in the good graces of Sessions. But if this is true, I will be the first one to applaud Trump's decision.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he likely will support a congressional effort to end the federal ban on marijuana, a major step that would reshape the pot industry and end the threat of a Justice Department crackdown.

Trump's remarks put him sharply at odds with Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the issue. The bill in question, pushed by a bipartisan coalition, would allow states to go forward with legalization unencumbered by threats of federal prosecution.

Trump made his comments to a gaggle of reporters Friday morning just before he boarded a helicopter on his way to the G-7 summit in Canada. His remarks came the day after the bipartisan group of lawmakers proposed its measure.


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It would be the proper thing to do, but we'll see if he actually goes through with it.
 
This was/is inevitable.. Pot hurts no one..

Tim-
 
I wonder what his Evangelical base is gonna say about this, though... :lol:
 
Skeptic Bob said:
Hell, Trump may do it for the sole purpose of pissing off Sessions. :)

And I am more than ok with that.
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Given that many of Trump's policy decisions are based on such pettiness, I would be more surprised than not if Trump visualizes the look on Jeff Session's face each time he thinks about this issue.
 
OlNate said:
I wonder what his Evangelical base is gonna say about this, though... :lol:
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Probably the same thing they've said about him repeatedly violating the Ten Commandments. "We'll give him a mulligan".
 
tres borrachos said:
As will I, but I will give him props for not being afraid to say how he feels about the issue, which probably doesn't have much widespread support amongst his Evangelical fan base.
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The only thing Trump feels is which way the wind is blowing
 
upsideguy said:
Given that many of Trump's policy decisions are based on such pettiness, I would be more surprised than not if Trump visualizes the look on Jeff Session's face each time he thinks about this issue.
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Good grief, you can't even give him credit when he is thinking of doing something you agree with....How sad.
 
... :lol:

We're gonna need a new form 4473

But really this is great news for people who could benefit from hemp derived CBD (for seizures, anxiety, depression, inflammation, pain, insomnia etc....)
 
Crovax said:
The only thing Trump feels is which way the wind is blowing
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My thought exactly. A lobbyist (we can all guess who) convinced him supporting it would be more popular than coming out against it.

Otherwise I don't think he would give a **** one way or the other.
 
tres borrachos said:
Probably the same thing they've said about him repeatedly violating the Ten Commandments. "We'll give him a mulligan".
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LOL yeah I remember someone saying that, so I looked up who said it...

“We kind of gave him— ‘Alright, you get a mulligan. You get a do-over here,’” - Tony Perkins, the president of the conservative Family Research Council

but he also said...

“If this behavior were occurring today, right now, as he is president of the United States, I can assure you that my support and the support of Evangelicals would be dissipating very rapidly,” Perkins said. “But we’re talking about something that occurred ten years ago, among a number of things that occurred with this president, prior to being president.”


I hope it happens. We'll see...:shrug:
 
OlNate said:
I'll be second...but I fear your private prison lobby will be fighting this pretty hard... Big pharma too. Big booze too. Possibly even big tobacco, if they can tear themselves away from e-cig fear mongering...

But here's hoping. :)
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I think big tobacco may already have a plan to incorporate marijuana into their available products. Why not sell conveniently rolled, packaged marijuana just as they do tobacco?
 
faithful_servant said:
Well almost no one...
https://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/25/colorado-marijuana-traffic-fatalities/
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Doesn't really prove anything. No one dies from pot and you can't overdose on it. As with any drugs, legal or otherwise, it isn't wise to operate a vehicle or heavy machinery when taking the drug(s). Drinking can kill you without driving, but not pot.

We've barely scratched the surface of the medicinal properties of marijuana. I would welcome Trump doing this with arms wide open.
 
Desert Storm said:
Trump has balls of steel.

Obama would never have done this
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Obama would have likely pushed for this had he had a Democrat controlled Congress when the states started legalizing so much. He eased the enforcement of federal laws against marijuana during his time in office.
 
faithful_servant said:
Well almost no one...
https://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/25/colorado-marijuana-traffic-fatalities/
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I smoked a lot of pot when I was much younger but gave it up because it caused paranoia and anxiety for me, but later in life I took it back up again and just moderated my usage and now everything is great. I sincerely believe that smoking pot is the reason why I haven't developed lung cancer even though I've smoked for 40 years.. :) Now I even vap the stuff, and it's even more mellow..


Tim-
 
roguenuke said:
Obama would have likely pushed for this had he had a Democrat controlled Congress when the states started legalizing so much. He eased the enforcement of federal laws against marijuana during his time in office
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Okay, I might be wrong, but didnt Obama have 1 or 2 years into his first 4 years control of congress??

So why didnt he do it then??
 
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