Marijuana reforms flood state legislatures
The incoming Trump administration has sent signals that encourage, and worry, both supporters and opponents of looser pot rules
The Hill (US)
Friday, January 13, 2017
Friday, January 13, 2017
Legislators in more than a dozen states have introduced measures to loosen laws restricting access to or criminalizing marijuana, a rush of legislative activity that supporters hope reflects a newfound willingness by public officials to embrace a trend toward legalization. The gamut covered by measures introduced in the early days of legislative sessions underscores the patchwork approach to marijuana by states across the country — and the possibility that the different ways states treat marijuana could come to a head at the federal Justice Department, where Trump’s nominee to become attorney general is a staunch opponent of legal pot.
