Politician Info
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Donald Trump (R)
Following the passage of Congressional amendments limiting the Justice Department from taking prosecutorial actions against those in legal marijuana states, President Trump has consistently issued signing statements indicating that he believes that he has the power to disregard these amendments because he believes that they are unconstitutional. (Source)
Position on Marijuana Legalization
Actions
- Following the passage of Congressional amendments limiting the Justice Department from taking prosecutorial actions against those in legal marijuana states, President Trump has consistently issued signing statements indicating that he believes that he has the power to disregard these amendments because he believes that they are unconstitutional. (Source)
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Comments
- “I support Senator Gardner (re: STATES Act). I know exactly what he’s doing. We’re looking at it. But I probably will end up supporting that, yes.” 6/8/18 (Source)
- “In Colorado they have more accidents. (Marijuana) does cause an IQ problem.” 1/25/20 (Source)
- “I think what the president is looking at is looking at this from a standpoint of a parent of a young person to make sure that we keep our kids away from drugs. They need to be kept illegal. That is the federal policy…I think the president has been pretty clear on his views on marijuana at the federal level, I know many states have taken a different path.” – Marc Lotter, director of strategic communications (Source)
Address
Post Officce Box 13570
Arlington, VA 22219