Trump’s DEA Pick Celebrated Marijuana Decriminalization Vote In Florida County
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has voiced support for decriminalizing marijuana possession.
Hillsborough County, Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister, who Trump says he plans to nominate for DEA administrator, applauded a 2020 move by the local board of county commissioners to treat possession of up to 20 grams of marijuana as a civil offense instead of a misdemeanor.
When the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners approved the local cannabis decriminalization ordinance, Chronister issued a press releasesaying the reform “allows our Sheriff’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office to focus our resources on arresting and prosecuting violent offenders.”
“I commend and thank Commissioner Les Miller and all of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners who worked with us to create fair enforcement and less financially burdensome penalties in regards to marijuana possession.”
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