However, according to new comments from President Trump, the outlook for cannabis in the U.S. may not be as grim as you'd think. While addressing the media before departing last Friday for the G-7 summit being held in Canada, Trump implied that he's willing to support the legalization of marijuana, or at the very least the ability of states to regulate their own cannabis industries.
If the federal government wants to come after sick kids…If that’s where they want to put their stake in the ground in this drug war, they’ve got a huge fight on their hands.
A a battle over state cannabis would be a legal nightmare for Sessions, Trump himself has promised to stay out of states’ cannabis industries.