Trump as of late has been considering plans to reconsider marijuana’s drug classification altogether, which has had many republicans as well as MAGA up in arms on whether they support Trump’s decision to do so or not. According to Axios, “Trump confirmed reports that he was considering reclassifying marijuana in the next few weeks, though he seemed torn between medical benefits and other side effects” and that “many of Trump’s allies are vehemently opposed to easing federal restrictions — portraying marijuana as a gateway to a smelly, lazy, dirty society.”
Trump over the course of the past few days seems to have been slowly moving forward with his idea of relaxing restrictions on marijuana as MAGA continued to disagree with Trump. According to the New York Post, “There are an estimated 17 million-plus Americans who use pot regularly and Trump understands math. The pot lobby could help in key r aces as the midterms approach” and that “Americans see pot as no more dangerous than booze. Tax revenues would flow into federal coffers as the industry expands.”
Trump’s apparent compromise approach to his current plans to lax regulations on weed is interesting, as it both allows for potential medical use within the United States as it’s been shown to be a field it’s highly useful in, while simultaneously having the same regulations as something like alcohol could potentially help to prevent addiction. There is the argument that marijuana is highly addictive and should not be reclassified, however this is true for many other drugs as well that have more lax regulations.
