Urgent: Trump Administration Statements about Recreational Marijuana May Affect Local Ordinances and Enforcement
by Derek P. Cole on February 23, 2017
posted in Proposition 64,
The Trump Administration has indicated it intends to crack down on states that allow recreational marijuana. As reported in the Sacramento Bee on February 23, 2017, Trump Administration Press Secretary Sean Spicer has threatened “greater enforcement” of federal law on this subject. It’s not yet clear what, when, or how such enforcement will occur. Spicer noted only those matters are things “the Department of Justice will be further looking into.” For California cities and counties, this announcement comes at a pivotal time. With the passage of Proposition 64 in November 2016, ... Continue Reading
