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Big, such a big thing. i think medical should happen, don't we agree? i mean, i think so. and then i really believe you should leave it up to the states. it should be a state situation. >> all right. that was then, the attorney general of the united states jeff sessions today says don't leave it up to the states, the federal government is going to reverse obama administration regulations and get involved and prevent this, what's your reaction? >> well, first of all, this is one case where jeff sessions' position as a senator was different than donald trump's position as a presidential candidat...

Than donald trump. actually by a lot. and according to gallup, even the number of republicans in favor of legalization has more than doubled since the early 2000s. it's now at 42%. at a campaign rally back in 2015, donald trump had this to say on the topic. >> marijuana thing, it's such a big -- such a big thing. i think medical should happen, right? don't we agree? i mean i think so. and then i really believe you should leave it up to the states. it should be a state situation. >> yet in the american legal system, there exists a fundamental contradiction about the legalization of pot. on a fe...

And according to gallup, even the number of republicans in favor of legalization has more than doubled since the early 2000s, it's now at 42%, at a campaign rally back in 2013, trump had this to say on the topic. >> the marijuana is such a big thing. i think medical should happen, don't we agree? i think so. then i really believe you should leave it up to the states, it should be a state situation. >> yet in the american legal system there exists a fund contradiction about the legalization of pot. on a fundamental level the sale and trafficking of marijuana still could be a schedule 1 felony, ...

This industry. savannah sellers got some answers for us. >> today is the day it is officially legal to purchase recreational marijuana in the state of nevada. but of course that is not the t case in the overwhelming majority of the u.s. so how can an industry with such an uncertain future continue to grow? the cannabis industry is booming, with $6.7 billion in sales in 2016, supporting businesses sprouting up all around and people from all walks of life joining in on the green rush. >> my background was 20 years on wall street. >> we've got someone who's looking for a ph.d. chemist. >> reporte...

Joining in on the green rush. >> my background was 20 years on wall street. >> someone looking for a ph.d. chemist. >> reporter: 29 states and the district of columbia now legally allow medical marijuana sells with eight of those states and d.c. also allowing recreational marijuana and while on the campaign trail, then candidate trump expressed his support for this. >> i think medical should happen, don't we agree. i think so. and then i really believe you should leave it up to the states. it should be a state situation. >> reporter: but attorney general jeff sessions has the opposite view. >>...