President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) withdrew from consideration on Tuesday. The Florida sheriff had strongly advocated for marijuana decriminalization, calling it the “right thing to do” as “society is evolving.” And in little-noticed comments, he also argued more broadly that criminalization under the war on drugs “didn’t work.” … Continue reading Trump’s Pro-Marijuana Decriminalization DEA Pick Withdraws Amid Pushback From Conservatives