Marijuana has been legalized in states like California and Colorado, congress has been involved since president George W. Bush and in present time Trump seems to be letting the states handle it, rather than the federal government. Trump’s Administration has stepped in and promised to “get tougher” on drugs including marijuana (National Review).

Many people in the federal government would like to step in but they may not exercise their power if it was never granted. In 2013 Deputy Attorney General James Cole said “state-regulated marijuana businesses are less likely to impinge on "federal enforcement priorities," such as stopping interstate smuggling and sales to minors.” Cole did not tell U.S. attorneys to leave state-legal cannabusinesses alone, but since then they generally have (Sallum). …show more content…
On January 1, 2018 California’s marijuana taxes began, legal cannabis buyers in California will pay about eight dollars more for their usual $50 eighth-ounce of top-shelf flowers. “Whether you’re buying recreational or medicinal cannabis, the exact final price depends on your store’s local sales taxes and whether it raises prices to match new costs in the supply chain”. David McPherson said, “The states should reconsider its tax rates in the near future, I think the issue really is where stabilization begins, It’s like when we first got computers: They were $4,000 and three years later they were $400. We

anticipate it’s going to take 18 months to tell us where we really are and how much we’re over-taxed”