Recreation Marijuana and the new US Administration

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Traditionally, conservatives i.e. the Reagans have been adamantly opposed to recreational drug use of any sort (unless you consider alcohol and tobacco to be drugs, which is a separate discussion).

Recently, a number of US states have legalized recreational use of marijuana, in fact some did so in the recent election. I believe some of these states may have also voted for Trump/Pence.

Perhaps not everybody is aware that recreational (and medical) use of marijuana is prohibited by Federal law. Every time somebody uses in one of these "legal" states, they are violating Federal law. Try to get a security clearance and you will be asked about it.

I am wondering if Trump and Pence are planning to crack down on marijuana users in these states. In the decades that have passed since Reagan, the libertarian wing of the Republican Party has by and large supported recreational use. It is reasonable to assume that a significant percentage of these users voted for Trump/Pence. A crackdown, although the proper conservative thing to do, according to tradition, might alienate a great many of Trump's voters.

Would this happen or not?

Every state that allows recreational or medical use of marijuana has become a laboratory.

The results, both scientific and public opinion are in.

There is a + net gain.

The portion of the government blocking the People's wishes are living back in the 1920s
(or they are bending to the will of those who profit from alcohol). No medical use indeed: Tell that to a Mother with a sick child, when we know the cure is there. The federal people who block medicine for children are the worst-of-the-worst.

I do not know what Trump would do. If Chris Christy becomes attorney general, he may sue the states which have legalized marijuana on the grounds of violating the supremacy clause. I hope they do sue these states and that the courts recognize that the state laws legalizing marijuana are unconstitutional.

There's no way to tell what will happen. If the science stays in favor of legalization and even furthers it, regardless of whether it may have caused interracial relationships in the 1920's, any attempt to stop federal legalization and at least schedule 2 status shouldn't be able to grab any sort of permanent foothold - unless we really do somehow fall into some kind of odd dictatorship. The later I really don't see as possible in one presidency.

I don't think Trump will interfere with states' rights when it comes to marijuana legalization, Trump I think would look at it in money terms and he's someone I think you can make an emotional appeal too. Trump's older brother Fred died from alcoholism, he should know first hand how much more dangerous alcohol is than marijuana and marijuana does provide a medical benefit unlike alcohol.

I don't think Christie will be Attorney General thankfully, he's no longer leading the transition team. AG will probably be Rudy Giuliani or Trey Gowdy I think, not sure what their views on the subject are.

Prop 205 lost here, sucks! Have to wait a couple years and try again I guess, really sucks being out west with all these states where it is now legalized recreationally but it is inevitable in the long run. Hopefully it is removed from Schedule I soon.