White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer recently suggested that under President Donald Trump's administration, the Department of Justice would ***** down on states where recreational marijuana is legal. "I do believe that you'll see greater enforcement," Spicer said during a Feb. 23 press conference, adding that the Marijuana policy would be "a question for the Department of Justice."
The New Frontier projections were based solely on the markets where medicinal and recreational Marijuana use is legal. The projection did **t include states that could potentially legalize cannabis in the coming years. "While we see a potential drop in total number of U.S. jobs created in 2017, as reported by Kiplinger, as well as an overall expected drop in GDP growth, the cannabis industry continues to be a positive contributing factor to growth at a time of potential decline," Giadha Aguirre De Carcer, founder and CEO of New Frontier Data, said in his report.
Carcer also added that his company projects Marijuana sales to exceed $24 billion by 2025. "These numbers confirm that cannabis is a major eco**mic driver and job-creation engine for the U.S. eco**my," Carcer said. We just hope that the Trump administration is listening.