Inside the Trump administration’s secret war on weed
The Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee wants to counteract positive marijuana messages and identify problems with state legalization initiatives
BuzzFeed News (US)
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
The White House has secretly amassed a committee of federal agencies from across the government to combat public support for marijuana and cast state legalization measures in a negative light, while attempting to portray the drug as a national threat, according to interviews with agency staff and documents obtained by BuzzFeed News. The Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee, as it’s named in White House memos and emails, instructed 14 federal agencies and the Drug Enforcement Administration this month to submit “data demonstrating the most significant negative trends” about marijuana and the “threats” it poses to the country. (See also: Here's why Trump can't beat pot)
