Trump says taxpayer {dollars} should not be wasted to arrest individuals for small quantities of marijuana
By Jasper Ward
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday recommended his assist for the decriminalization of marijuana, saying taxpayer {dollars} shouldn’t be wasted arresting individuals carrying “private quantities.”
“In Florida, like so many different states which have already given their approval, private quantities of marijuana will probably be legalized for adults with Modification 3,” Trump mentioned about an effort in his residence state to legalize the possession and buy of as much as 3 ounces for adults over the age of 21.
“Whether or not individuals prefer it or not, it will occur by the approval of the voters, so it must be completed appropriately.”
Trump, who’s the Republican nominee for president, mentioned state lawmakers ought to create legal guidelines that ban use of marijuana in public areas.
He added that somebody shouldn’t be a legal in a single state when marijuana use is authorized in others.
“We don’t must destroy lives and waste taxpayer {dollars} arresting adults with private quantities of it on them, and nobody ought to grieve a cherished one as a result of they died from fentanyl laced marijuana,” Trump mentioned.
Marijuana is authorized in some kind in practically 40 states.
(Reporting by Jasper Ward; Modifying by Daniel Wallis)
