Donald Trump’s Evolving Stance On Marijuana: Is Cannabis Legalization Finally On His Agenda?
Does President-elect Donald Trump really intend to legalize cannabis?
Good question in that Trump hardly ever talked about marijuana during his first term in the White House (2017-2021). Although he made headlines on several occasions with some odd comments over the years. For example, he told the National Rifle Association that the rise in mass shootings was not about guns but instead was linked to “genetically engineered” cannabis and the transgender community, suggesting both should be investigated.
However, cannabis legalization became part of Trump’s battle with Vice President Kamala Harris during the often bitter campaign for the White House.
This summer, during a press conference at his Palm Beach home Mar-a-Lago, Trump implied that he was open to supporting marijuana legalization.
“As we legalize it throughout the country, whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing, it’s awfully hard to have people all over the jails that are in jail right now for something that’s legal,” Trump said at the time. “So, I think obviously there’s a lot of sentiment to doing that.”