(Richard Vogel/AP)Immigrants who use marijuana or who work in the cannabis industry can be denied citizenship, even if they are doing so in states where it is legal, U.S. Although recreational marijuana use is legal in 10 states and decriminalized in 14 more, it is still classified as an illegal substance federally. The expansion of marijuana use beyond prescribed medical purposes has cultivated a thriving retail cannabis industry in the state. They are working to achieve the American dream and complying with the processes in place to become a part of our great society, but were denied naturalization solely because of their cannabis industry employment. Immigration lawyers have worried about how the Trump-era drug policy would affect legal residents seeking citizenship.

Source: Washington Post April 20, 2019 18:06 UTC