{"id":45781,"date":"2017-02-25T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T20:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=45781"},"modified":"2017-02-25T10:50:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T18:50:56","slug":"marijuana-ban-enforcement-could-be-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/marijuana-ban-enforcement-could-be-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana Ban Enforcement Could Be Back on, says Sean Spicer. Will Online Gambling Be Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/i><\/b>The Trump administration\u2019s preparedness to crackdown on recreational marijuana use could have ominous overtones for regulated online gambling in the US.<\/p>\n

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Sean Spicer expects \u201cgreater enforcement\u201d of the federal ban on recreational marijuana usage, a stance that may also have uneasy repercussions for the regulated online gambling sector in the US. (Image: WH.gov live stream)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer fired a warning shot to the eight states that have decriminalized the use of the drug recreationally, emphasizing that they shouldn\u2019t expect the leniency exercised by the previous government.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s a big difference between the medical marijuana and recreational marijuana\u2026 When you see something like the opioid addiction crisis blossoming around so many states, the last thing we should be doing is encouraging people,\u201d Spicer told reporters. \u201cThere is still a federal law we need to abide by in terms of when it comes to recreational marijuana and other drugs of that nature.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pot Laws Relaxed <\/b><\/h2>\n

While a federal prohibition does indeed remain in place, the Obama administration issued an administrative policy ending federal raids related to marijuana usage in states with \u201crobust regulation.\u201d Then, in 2014, it prohibited the DEA\u00a0from using federal funds to pursue medical marijuana operations that exist legally under state\u00a0laws.<\/p>\n

The relaxation of the enforcement of the federal ban on marijuana emboldened numerous states to legalize the medical and recreational usage of the drug.<\/p>\n

Similarly, the Obama administration\u2019s 2011 opinion that the Federal Wire Act prohibits online sports betting alone, paved the way for New Jersey<\/a>, Nevada and Delaware to legalize and regulate online poker and casino gaming.<\/p>\n

Asked whether the marijuana states could be the target of renewed federal enforcement, Spicer said it\u2019s a question for the DOJ, but added: \u201cI do believe that you’ll see greater enforcement.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Smoking Sessions<\/b><\/h2>\n

Trump\u2019s controversial attorney general, Jeff Sessions<\/a>, had made his stance on marijuana clear. \u201cGood people don\u2019t smoke marijuana,\u201d he has said. He has also allegedly said he used to think the KKK were OK until he learned they smoked marijuana, later clarifying that this was \u201ca joke.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sessions has also professed himself to be \u201cshocked\u201d on the 2011 Department of Justice opinion on the Wire Act, when quizzed about it during his confirmation hearing.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Asked whether he would revisit the opinion, he said he would. \u201cI will make a decision on it based on careful study,\u201d he added pragmatically. \u201cI haven\u2019t gone that far to give you an opinion today.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to know how far the new administration would go to provoke the states that have legalized recreational marijuana. Spicer recently said the government is pro states\u2019 rights when it comes to ending the Obama administration\u2019s federal protection of transgender people\u2019s right to use facilities based on gender identity.<\/p>\n

This championing of states\u2019 rights doesn\u2019t appear to extend to recreational marijuana, and whether or not it extends to online gambling is still unclear. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Trump administration\u2019s preparedness to crackdown on recreational marijuana use could have ominous overtones for regulated online gambling in the US. On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer fired a warning shot to the eight states that have decriminalized the use of the drug recreationally, emphasizing that they shouldn\u2019t expect the leniency exercised by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":45782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,60,13,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMarijuana Ban Enforcement Could Be Back on, says Sean Spicer. 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