First decent thing Trump has done in office
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"Division B, section 537 provides that the Department of Justice may not use any funds to prevent implementation of medical marijuana laws by various States and territories. I will treat this provision consistently with my constitutional responsibility to take care that the laws be faithfully executed."
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The Trump administration
The Trump administration plans to cut 96% of the budget of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), effectively eliminating the federal agency that has traditionally been used to spearhead the war on drugs, according to multiple media reports.
The White House Office of Management and Budget's proposed fiscal year 2018 budget reduces the funding request for ONDCP from $388 million in 2017 to $24 million, according to a leaked memo first reported by CBS News.
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Trump Spurns Congress as He
Trump Spurns Congress as He Signals Medical Marijuana Fight
by Toluse Olorunnipa
May 5, 2017, 3:58 PM EDTMay 5, 2017, 9:56 PM EDT
> Not bound by bar against interfering in state laws, he says
> Signing statement rebuts numerous congressional limits
President Donald Trump signaled he may ignore a congressional ban on interfering with state medical marijuana laws, arguing in a lengthy statement that he isn’t legally bound by a series of limits lawmakers imposed on him.
Trump issued the “signing statement” Friday after he signed a measure funding the government for the remainder of the federal fiscal year, reprising a controversial tactic former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama used while in office
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has vowed to crack down on marijuana and has dismissed arguments for its medical use as “desperate.”
“I reject the idea that we’re going to be better placed if we have more marijuana,” Sessions said in a speech to law-enforcement officials in March. “It’s not a healthy substance, particularly for young people.”
Trump argued in the statement that his constitutional prerogatives supersede the restrictions Congress placed on him as a condition for funding government operations.
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-05/trump-may-ignore-...
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Dang. I was hoping he died
Dang. I was hoping he died last night when I read the thread title.
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He is a pencil whipper for
He is a pencil whipper for sure.