Recent orders

contrary to popular assumptions

does not increase pot use among teens but rather has the reverse effect. If drug dealers are replaced by licensed pharmacies and dispensaries

with hundreds of thousands of people

especially ethnic minorities

the current government undermining the rule set by president Obama directing the Justice Department to stay away from state-legal cannabis puts the possibility of a profitable industry in jeopardy. It does not make sense for the federal government to interfere with the marijuana industry in states that have legalized the use of the drug. One particular person that was a huge threat to the legalization of marijuana was former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the Republican leadership in general. When marijuana is not monetized by the government despite its prevalent use

the cartels win by ripping all the profit.