As per the latest reports, the officials in California along with the leaders of the cannabis industry are going against the Federal crackdown. It was reported last week that they were now preparing for a possible showdown at courts and also congress for protecting the legalization measures approved by the state voters in the month of November.

The flashpoint that actually set off a scramble in California was the news conference where the Press Secretary (White House) Sean Spicer stated that the administration did not have plans of continuing the Obama Administration’s permissive approach in those states that have gone on to legalize cannabis for recreational purposes.

Sean went on to add that he strongly believes that there will be much bigger enforcement by emphasizing that the administration will be continuing to let the states control all the sales of cannabis that is used for medical purposes. This newest development can actually force the officials in California and the other cannabis industry leaders into a rather unusual alliance that will go against federal govt., where nearly billion dollar profit for these businesses plus the taxes for their state coffers are all at stake.

The state agency that is actually responsible for drafting the regulations stated recently that it will be going ahead with the plans to begin issuing the licenses to the growers as well as the sellers in the month of January.

Alex Traverso, the spokesman for CBMCR (California Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation) stated that until a proper and a formal plan is seen from Federal govt., it is a major task ahead for him and his team. In Congress, Dana Rohrabacher now intends to initiate legalization that can actually blunt the Spicer’s threat by actually preventing the Dept of Justice from implementing the federal laws going against the use of cannabis for recreational purposes in states that have actually legalized it.

Some of the industry officials also went on to warn that this federal crackdown in regions like California as well as other states will probably result in a lot many growers as well as sellers continuing to easily operate, though in the black market. The California Attorney General Xavier Becerra stated that he is now all ready for safeguarding the rights that are approved by around 57% of the voters in the Proposition 64 that lets the Californian adults to have, transport or buy nearly one ounce of cannabis for recreational purposes.