Ban on Recreational Marijuana to Be Enforced, White House Says
- Spokesman Spicer separates recreational from medicinal use
- Republican lawmaker says it won’t be a priority for Trump
Hickenlooper: I Wouldn’t Give Up on Pot Legalization
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White House spokesman Sean Spicer said he expects the Justice Department to increase enforcement of laws prohibiting the recreational use of marijuana, a departure from the Obama administration’s less aggressive stance as states began legalizing recreational as well as medical use of the drug.
“There are two distinct issues here: medical marijuana and recreational marijuana,” Spicer told reporters Thursday. “There’s still a federal law that we need to abide by when it comes to recreational marijuana and other drugs of that nature.”