Bernie Sanders Warns That a New President Could Criminalize Medical and Recreational Marijuana

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4. It's up to the president

Sanders is correct. The new president, regardless of party affiliation will be under enormous pressure from the law enforcement community to return to the days of yesteryear and devote major federal resources to the war on hemp. Busting pot growers and dealers used to be a huge cash cow for police agencies, since they got to keep all the money they rounded up. Some police forces would track the hemp shipments, allow them to be delivered, then bust the cash as it went back the other way. Yes, you heard that right. They intentionally avoided interfering with the drugs to reap more cash. They still do, in many places, although it's more difficult without federal help. In states that have legalized or decriminalized, of course, the cops have to sit on their hands and watch all that money fly away. They will be putting the heat on the new president to give them back their money.