New Book: Obama Considered Decriminalizing Marijuana, But Then Trump Won

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By Kyle JaegerSep 12, 2018, 12:12 pm134 ptsTrending
President Barack Obama might have decriminalized marijuana in the waning months of 2016, one of his key staffers reveals in a new book, but then Donald Trump won the presidential election. But it’s not exactly clear why the prospect of eliminating criminal penalties for cannabis-related offenses at the end of…

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