Terrorism will most likely prevent Feds from cracking down on pot
Mar 24, 2016, 12:39 PM | Updated: 4:41 pm
So far, the Obama administration hasn't reacted much since states such as Washington and Colorado legalized marijuana. And former Attorney General Rob McKenna says that will most likely stay true no matter who becomes the next president. (KIRO 7)
(KIRO 7)
It may very well be that the reason the Federal government stays out of the business of marijuana growers in the future is due to to terrorism.
So far, the Obama administration hasn’t reacted much since states such as Washington and Colorado legalized marijuana. And former Attorney General Rob McKenna says that will most likely stay true no matter who becomes the next president.
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“I’m going to predict that the next administration probably won’t choose that [to crack down on the marijuana industry] because of the amount of resources that would require,” McKenna told KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross. The feds, he added, have “bigger fish to fry like terrorists.”
That idea was solidified when the Supreme Court denied to hear a lawsuit against Colorado’s legal marijuana laws on Monday. The lawsuit, filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma, said Colorado’s legal marijuana law allows the pot to “flow” into neighboring states, which undermines those states’ marijuana laws.
So even though Colorado has promised to try and keep marijuana within its borders, it hasn’t. However, by the Supreme Court denying to hear the case, that means there’s really no repercussion. McKenna says the only solution for angered states is to get the Federal government to enforce federal law.
That’s good news for Washington marijuana businesses. According to McKenna, Feds have traced pot grown in Washington to more than 40 states.
