Marijuana Industry Entrepreneurs Want Donald Trump To See Them As Job Creators

Donald Trump’s selection of anti-drug hardliner Alabama Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III for his attorney general nominee has entrepreneurs in the legal marijuana industry worried. While there is cautious optimism stemming from Mr. Trump’s statements both in favor of medical marijuana and states’ rights in this area, Senator Sessions has voiced anti-legalization sentiments for years and could instruct the department of justice to prosecute those in the marijuana industry.

The difference in opinion between the current and incoming administration is stark. While President Obama has said he believes marijuana should be regulated like alcohol, Senator Sessions said at a Senate drug hearing in April, “I think one of [Obama’s] great failures, it’s obvious to me, is his lax treatment in comments on marijuana.”

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