Five Possible Scenarios for Cannabis Law Under Trump

by Josh Jardine

Since November 8, one question has kept coming up in cannabis circles—a question primarily asked in tones of anguish and fear: “What do you think Trump is going to do about cannabis?”

While this question has been examined a few times in these very pages, each day in this weird new world brings us hints of new information. Now that we’re a bit further along in this surreal, real-life sequel to Idiocracy, it’s worth delving a little deeper. You may want to have the cannabis product of your choosing at hand for the rest of this column, because I doubt this is going to qualify as a feel-good piece.

First of all, everything here is pure speculation. Among the many, many challenges Emperor Pussy Grabber presents is that he has zero consistency in his positions. So it’s difficult to extrapolate from his past ramblings a solid outlook on almost any matter, including cannabis. But let’s try and work out what’s possible.