Democratic presidential candidates have come a long way from “I didn’t inhale”
The collective embrace of cannabis means that the debate in the Democratic primary is shifting beyond whether legal pot sales should be permitted. Several candidates are already calling for past marijuana-related convictions to be expunged. Inslee has vowed to grant pardons to thousands of Washington residents convicted of misdemeanor marijuana offenses prior to the state’s pioneering embrace of legalization.
“It's not enough to just support marijuana reform. That's a given.” said Queen Adesuyi, policy coordinator for the Drug Policy Action, which advocates for overhauling drug laws. “We've gotten past that point. The country is in a different place. Congress is in a different place now.” First-time offenders convicted of misdemeanor pot possession can face up to a year in prison and a fine of $1,000.
Four of Booker’s Senate colleagues — Sanders, Harris, Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand — who are running for president are co-sponsors of the Marijuana Justice Act. The one exception: Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who has sponsored legislation that would allow states to make their own choices about legalization without fear of federal punishmentIt’s still unclear how much all the positioning will influence voters.
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