Ron Strider
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Former Donald Trump presidential campaign advisor Roger Stone, is calling on the president to uphold his pre-election promise regarding marijuana legalization as his attorney general appears closer than ever to reining in states with legal weed.
The longtime Republican strategist recently formed a pro-marijuana lobbying group, the United States Cannabis Coalition, and told Forbes on Friday that its main purpose is ensuring the president keeps his campaign promise with respect to legalization, particularly in the face of recent comments courtesy of Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggestions otherwise.
Mr. Stone, 64, told Forbes he was triggered to take action when it appeared as if Mr. Sessions wanted to “turn back the clock to the 70s.”
“Attorney General Sessions has threatened to reverse the Cole Memorandum and I think people who depend on cannabis for medical relief would no longer have access and we would reinvigorate the cartels. That would, in turn, bankrupt a number of states who are getting millions of dollars in revenues from the legal sales and cause the loss of jobs,” Mr. Stone told Forbes.
Written in 2013 by James Cole, the Obama administration’s deputy attorney general at the time, the so-called Cole Memo effectively lets states maintain and operate their own legal marijuana programs without risking interference from the Justice Department as the federal government continues to categorize cannabis as a federally prohibited Schedule 1 narcotic.
Twenty-nine states have passed laws legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, and eight have adopted rules letting adults legally use pot for recreational reasons.
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The longtime Republican strategist recently formed a pro-marijuana lobbying group, the United States Cannabis Coalition, and told Forbes on Friday that its main purpose is ensuring the president keeps his campaign promise with respect to legalization, particularly in the face of recent comments courtesy of Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggestions otherwise.
Mr. Stone, 64, told Forbes he was triggered to take action when it appeared as if Mr. Sessions wanted to “turn back the clock to the 70s.”
“Attorney General Sessions has threatened to reverse the Cole Memorandum and I think people who depend on cannabis for medical relief would no longer have access and we would reinvigorate the cartels. That would, in turn, bankrupt a number of states who are getting millions of dollars in revenues from the legal sales and cause the loss of jobs,” Mr. Stone told Forbes.
Written in 2013 by James Cole, the Obama administration’s deputy attorney general at the time, the so-called Cole Memo effectively lets states maintain and operate their own legal marijuana programs without risking interference from the Justice Department as the federal government continues to categorize cannabis as a federally prohibited Schedule 1 narcotic.
Twenty-nine states have passed laws legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, and eight have adopted rules letting adults legally use pot for recreational reasons.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Roger Stone, former Trump advisor, urges president against interfering with state marijuana laws - Washington Times
Author: Andrew Blake
Contact: Contact Us - Washington Times
Photo Credit: AP Photo
Website: Washington Times - Politics, Breaking News, US and World News
