US Senator Urges to Halt Marijuana Enforcement

US Senator Elizabeth Warren has proposed a measure to end marijuana arrests to President Donald Trump through Elon Musk through Elon Musk, the director of The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who is obsessed with the number 420 and has smoked marijuana on live TV show, to target “unnecessary” federal enforcement spending against marijuana consumer and its related businesses.
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Senator Elizabeth Warren sent an open letter stated that government should proposing to reduce the budget for unnecessary marijuana arrests for both consumers and operators after the United States legalized marijuana by more than half the country, especially the federal government’s spending on cannabis enforcement.
“The United States could save hundreds of millions of dollars each year by reducing wasteful spending on unnecessary federal enforcement actions and detention, For example, almost half of states have legalized recreational marijuana, yet federal arrests for marijuana possession account for roughly a quarter of all drug possession arrests, even though federal sentences for marijuana possession are rare.” Said Elizabeth Warren

Senator Elizabeth added that the Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA] and Customs and Border Patrol [CBP] continue to raid marijuana businesses and seize marijuana plants, including in states where marijuana is legal, These arrests and seizures unnecessarily drain federal resources absolutely

Furthermore arresting marijuana users in states where it is legal is a waste of money for sure, According to Marijuana Moment reporting that DEA eradicated more than 5.7 million marijuana plants in 2022, for example.

However the future of US cannabis industry value 30 billion dollars sector is up in smoke for now, as a new president is obliged to make a decision on marijuana reform (Reschedule lll) , which includes choosing officials from both the US Attorney General’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The two agencies’ selections have declined to answer press queries regarding their marijuana policy decisions, by the way there are indications that the incoming DEA head is opposed to marijuana legalization.