Here's your Forbes Daily Briefing for Thursday, September 26th.

Today on Forbes, How the Republican Party Learn to Love Cannabis Legalization

In Early September, former President Donald Trump legalization.

In early September, former President Donald Trump officially announced his support for

potheads.

On his truth social platform, he wrote, quote, I believe it is time to end needless arrests and incarcerations of adults for

small amounts of marijuana for personal use.

We must also implement smart regulations while providing access for adults to safe tested product.

Trump, who was a Florida resident, went on to say that he would vote yes on Amendment 3,

which have passed this November would legalize recreational cannabis in the Sunshine State.

That could be a lynchpin for other southern red states that have yet to legalize marijuana.

And if Trump becomes president again, he wrote that he would also

support the federal government's ongoing review to potentially reclassify

cannabis as a less dangerous drug, work with Congress to pass cannabis banking

reform bills, and support states that wanted to leave work with Congress to pass Cannabis Banking Reform Bills

and support states that wanted to legalize pot sales within their own borders.

For most voters, the leader of the Republican Party coming out in support of cannabis legalization was surprising.

The political movement to legalize marijuana has long been associated with liberals and

Democrats.

But over the last few years, more and more Republican lawmakers, big money donors, and conservative

thinkers have co-opted the issue.

Thanks to a $30 billion state licensed cannabis economy spanning 38 states, 15 of which are Republican

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