The Washinton Post and more than a few other publications are wringing their hands over what a Trump Administration means for cannabis law reform.
There is one important statistic to keep in mind. Trump got 49% of the vote in Florida. Medical Cannabis got 71% of the vote.
Update: 13 Nov 2016 0937z
Some math seems to be in order. What is the least number of those pro Medical Marijuana votes Trump could have gotten? 71% – 51% = 20%.
So lets see 20%/49% = about 41 %. So at minimum 41% of those who voted for Trump voted for Medical Cannabis in Florida.
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4 responses to “Trump And Cannabis”
Now that pot is legal all along the west coast and other wealthy, high population states there’s profit opportunities for the taking.
Trump says he never drinks or does drugs. Yet he owns and promotes a winery. What can an enterprising egotist do next to take advantage of the coming hempwave? Trump[tm] Bud? “Gets you higher than Trump Tower”, Trump Munchie Snax? Trumperwear Parties? Donald Bongs? You can put a big, gold T on virtually anything.
(Mid 90s I flew in a creaking old 707 shuttle that had obviously been a Trump Shuttle previously, it still had gold T logos all over it)
He’s neither pro or con, as far as I can tell. I think he’ll just ignore the whole thing.
He’s a pragmatist.
And yeah, if legalization will profit us, he won’t oppose it. As Pres, I don’t think he can keep up the stuff (though he’s got a nice “buy caps, shirts, etc. up at the moment.)
I suspect he understands profit… something we’ve been lacking in Presidents for far too long.
If we reform marijuana laws what are all those poor SWAT teamsters, DEA agents and drug warriors going to do for a living? Won’t somebody please think of the children.
“If we reform marijuana laws what are all those poor SWAT teamsters, DEA agents and drug warriors going to do for a living? Won’t somebody please think of the children.”
He can put them all along the border…