Trump should ditch Obama drug leniency

President Trump has gone from advocating the death penalty for drug dealers, to pardoning a drug dealer. When Colorado legalized marijuana, instead of putting an end to Colorado’s violation of federal law, then-President Obama said he was watching the experiment. That experiment has grown into a drug nightmare, as well as an increase in marijuana-related traffic deaths. From 2013 to 2016, the number of drivers testing positive for pot in Colorado rose 145 percent, from 47 to 115 cases. President Trump should take a sober look at the damage caused by states legalizing marijuana and ask himself if he wants to continue “Obama’s Experiment.” If not, he should not sign legislation allowing states to legalize pot, and he should instruct his attorney general to take states to court that are in violation of federal law, and enforce federal law against the use of marijuana.

BILLS MITH, STOCKBRIDGE