Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, has suggested that there could be a connection between mass shootings and marijuana “genetically modified”.
In a speech he gave at the National Rifle Association leadership forum, Trump listed several controversial and unproven causes that he would direct the Food and Drug Administration to investigate.
He said: “We need to examine whether common psychiatric medications, genetically modified cannabis, and other narcotics are causing psychotic breakdowns” that lead gun violence.
Trump, who is vying for the Republican nomination in 2024, said that he would “direct the FDA” to convene a panel of independent outside investigators to examine his theory and whether it is connected to “transgender hormonal treatments and ideology”, which he claims increases the “risk of extreme depression and aggression, and even violence.”
Trump, in an attempt to shift blame away from the gun industry for mass shootings before a friendly audience of supporters, said “this isn’t a problem with guns.”
He said, “This is a problem of mental health.” “This is social problem. This is a social problem. “This is a problem of the spirit.”
The former president has never discussed his belief in a causal link between cannabis and violence. He was indicted and arrested by a New York grand jury on felony charges relating to alleged payments of hush-money to a pornstar during his 2020 presidential campaign.
Since announcing that he was running for president in 2024, he’s taken a more aggressive stance on drug policy.
He spoke of “waging war on the cartels,” and working with Congress on legislation that would impose the death sentence on “drug sellers” who were “responsible” for “death, carnage, and crime,” such as.
Trump’s administration took a number anti-marijuana measures, from rescinding Obama’s guidance on cannabis prosecutions, to making immigrants ineligible for citizenship if they work in the cannabis sector or consume marijuana.
During the failed 2020 re-election campaign of Donald Trump, his supporters tried to portray him as the criminal justice reformer by repeatedly attacking Joe Biden for his history as a “architect”, or creator, of punitive drugs laws while he was in the Senate.
His remarks at the NRA event last Friday painted a very different picture of him. They showed that his view on marijuana had taken on a new conspiratorial tone, echoing the points made by Alex Berenson, the author.
There are several studies which have shown an association between the legalization of cannabis and a decrease in domestic violence.
Trump’s use of the phrase “genetically-engineered” marijuana is not entirely clear. He could be referring to high-potency cannabis products with THC.
It remains to be seen if he will continue with this anti-marijuana speech. The issue is becoming more bipartisan, even though Republicans are less likely than Democrats or independents to support legalizing cannabis. His decision to associate with the controversial group is likely to alienate some of his supporters who had hoped he would be the one to lead the charge to end cannabis prohibition.
There are several ongoing federal court cases regarding the federal ban that prevents cannabis consumers from purchasing and possessing firearms. The ban has been declared unconstitutional by federal judges appointed by Trump.
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