On cannabis, Donald Trump, president of the United States for the second time as of Jan. 20, has said nothing in recent months. The industry is clinging to a September statement.
In a post on social media in September 2024, Donald Trump expressed support for the legalization of cannabis in Florida, not exactly a progressive state. The president-to-be also said something about it in a podcast.
Cannabis companies and investors therefore hope that Trump will become "the most marijuana-friendly president ever. The question is whether Pam Biondi would agree, the new administration's attorneygeneral. She previously held that position in Florida and suggested then that cannabis consumption is a stepping stone to the use of the highly addictive and deadly fentanyl.
Elon Musk
Trump's Republicans control the( legislative) Congress, the (executive) Senate and the judiciary. The leader in the Senate is Jon Thune, also an outspoken opponent of legalization. The only thing the president himself could do is reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous "drug" (drug/medicine).
But no one knows what the future will bring under Trump. If he suddenly gets it into his head to put cannabis on the agenda, the entire party will follow willingly. And you never know what his personal guru Elon Musk, an avid blower (he has never made a secret of that), will whisper to the president.
Less support for legalization
Meanwhile, the legalization wave in individual U.S. states appears to have stalled for now. In Florida (despite Trump), North and South Dakota the bills did not receive enough support, in Pennsylvania the vote was postponed yet again. In Delaware and Minnesota, although the legalization of adult-use marijuana was approved, the market remains closed until further notice.
