The director of the Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy suggests the next U.S. attorney general may take a dim view of state laws that have legalized marijuana for recreational AND medical use. Steve Lukan says President-elect Trump’s selection of Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as the nation’s top law enforcement official has sparked conversation.
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Iowa law allows patients with chronic epilepsy or their caregivers to possess cannabis oil without fear of being prosecuted in Iowa. But cannabis — also known as marijuana — is illegal under federal law. While the Obama Administration has chosen not to enforce the law, Lukan says the Trump Administration may start cracking down.https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/lukan-1201b
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Twenty-eight states have moved to legalize marijuana for medical use. Earlier this month, voters in four states approved ballot measures that legalized marijuana for recreational use. It means eight U.S. states now have moved to decriminalize marijuana.
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