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Thu Feb 23, 2017, 04:02 PM Feb 2017

White House hints at crackdown on recreational marijuana [View all]

White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Thursday suggested the Trump administration will step up enforcement of federal laws against recreational marijuana.

“I think you’ll see greater enforcement,” Spicer said, while adding the exact policy is “a question for the Department of Justice.”

It’s the latest sign President Trump is poised to take a tougher approach than the Obama Justice Department did in states that have legalized the use of recreational marijuana.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions was coy about his approach last month during his confirmation hearing.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320902-white-house-hints-at-crackdown-on-recreational-marijuana

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