{"id":18465,"date":"2019-02-26T10:36:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T17:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/?p=18465"},"modified":"2019-02-26T10:36:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T17:36:29","slug":"cannabis-legalization-presidential-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/cannabis-legalization-presidential-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis Legalization &#038; The Presidential Campaign: How They Overlap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2020 presidential campaign will be a competitive one, with President Donald Trump running for re-election and <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Presidential_candidates,_2020\">535 other candidates<\/a> (as of February 19, 2019) running against him. Major issues that candidates will be running on include the economy, immigration policy, healthcare, climate change &#8230; the usual. But as I read through endless articles about the 2020 presidential race, one particular campaign issue keeps popping up: cannabis legalization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is cannabis legalization going to be the top issue candidates run on? Will it be what a candidate needs to win the primary and even the general election? No, probably not. But in a primary race where candidates are fighting to set themselves apart, advocating for cannabis legalization may be an option for doing so. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/243908\/two-three-americans-support-legalizing-marijuana.aspx?g_source=link_NEWSV9&amp;g_medium=TOPIC&amp;g_campaign=item_&amp;g_content=Two%2520in%2520Three%2520Americans%2520Now%2520Support%2520Legalizing%2520Marijuana\">polls<\/a> showing that two out of three Americans support cannabis legalization, it is a no-brainer to run on this issue. The 2018 midterm elections proved this to be true, when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tomangell\/2018\/11\/01\/marijuana-in-the-governors-mansion-record-number-of-candidates-say-legalize-it\/#7e74925c2e93\">record number<\/a> of gubernatorial candidates embraced the issue. The data gathered in the 2018 midterms will help us predict what we can expect to see from presidential candidates in 2020. Aside from polls and data from 2018, we can also look at candidates\u2019 voting records regarding cannabis legislation. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at some of the more prominent candidates\u2019 current stances on cannabis legalization, including their bill sponsorships.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wyd.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cb.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18478\" width=\"163\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cb.png 817w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cb-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cb-752x1024.png 752w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cb-768x1046.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>From a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/politics\/marijuana-legalization-coming-within-weeks-new-jersey-advocates-say\">cannabis-friendly state;<\/a> <\/li><li>Sponsored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/senate-bill\/1689\">Marijuana Justice Act of 2017<\/a>, which proposed to remove marijuana from being included as a Schedule I substance, eliminate criminal penalties for those handling marijuana, expunge convictions for marijuana use or possession, amongst other progressive elements; <\/li><li>Championed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/senate-bill\/1764\">CARERS Act of 2015<\/a>, which would deschedule marijuana, protect states that have legalized medical marijuana from federal intervention, legalize industrial hemp, and promote the research of cannabis; and &nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/07\/16\/cory-booker-drug-war_n_1676008.html?1342446787\">Decried<\/a> the war on drugs from as far back as 2012, when he was mayor of Newark. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wyd.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18479\" width=\"161\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bs.png 817w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bs-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bs-752x1024.png 752w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/bs-768x1046.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 161px) 100vw, 161px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>From a state that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation-now\/2018\/07\/01\/recreational-marijuana-use-now-legal-vermont\/748793002\/\">legal marijuana laws in place;<\/a> <\/li><li>Co-sponsored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/107th-congress\/house-bill\/2592\">States\u2019 Rights to Medical Marijuana Act in 2001<\/a> to change marijuana to a Schedule II substance;<\/li><li>Co-sponsored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/114th-congress\/house-bill\/2076\">Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015<\/a>; and<\/li><li>Co-sponsored the Marijuana Justice Act of 2017.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wyd.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ew.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18480\" width=\"175\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ew.png 817w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ew-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ew-752x1024.png 752w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ew-768x1046.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>From a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/massachusetts-make-history-first-legal-marijuana-shops-east-coast-set-n938136\">cannabis-friendly state<\/a>; <\/li><li>Sponsored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/senate-bill\/3032\/text\">STATES Act<\/a>, a bipartisan bill, released on June 7, 2017, that would recognize a state\u2019s right to legalize cannabis and protect states with legal cannabis from federal intervention; <\/li><li>Co-sponsored the Marijuana Justice Act of 2017; and<\/li><li>Co-sponsored numerous other pieces of cannabis reform legislation, such as bills aimed at providing cannabis businesses access to banking. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wyd.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/kdh.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18481\" width=\"188\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/kdh.png 817w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/kdh-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/kdh-752x1024.png 752w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/kdh-768x1046.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>From a <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4565438\/california-marijuana-faq-rules-prop-64\/\">cannabis-friendly state<\/a>;<\/li><li>On her personal cannabis use, <a href=\"https:\/\/power1051.iheart.com\/content\/2019-02-11-kamala-harris-talks-2020-presidential-run-legalizing-marijuana-rumors\/\">stated<\/a>: \u201cHalf my family is from Jamaica; are you kidding me? And I did inhale.\u201d<\/li><li>Co-sponsored the Marijuana Justice Act of 2017<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wyd.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/kc.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18482\" width=\"173\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/kc.png 408w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/kc-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>From a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-news\/weed-new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-legalize-780577\/\">state preparing for legal cannabis<\/a>;<\/li><li>Co-sponsored the CARERS Act of 2015;<\/li><li>Co-sponsored the Marijuana Justice Act of 2017; and<\/li><li>Co-sponsored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/senate-bill\/2796\">VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wyd.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-22-16.13.27-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18483\" width=\"157\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-22-16.13.27-1.png 397w, https:\/\/www.simplifya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-22-16.13.27-1-211x300.png 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And let\u2019s not forget, President Donald Trump &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Signed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/hemp-is-officially-legalized-with-president-trumps-signature-on-the-farm-bill\/\">2018 Farm Bill<\/a>, which legalized industrial hemp; <\/li><li>Issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marijuanamoment.net\/trump-issues-signing-statement-on-medical-marijuana-provision-of-funding-bill\/\">signing statement<\/a> on the medical marijuana provision of the most recent federal spending bill &#8211; seeking to strip the Department of Justice of funds used to interfere in the implementation of state medical marijuana laws &#8211; making clear that he will reserve the right to ignore the provision; and <\/li><li>Made a \u201csolid commitment\u201d to fix marijuana regulation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/white-house-to-unveil-federal-cannabis-reform-very-soon-says-gop-lawmaker\">according to<\/a> then-Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Although President Trump\u2019s cannabis agenda is unclear, it <em>is <\/em>clear that the most prominent of the current Democratic candidates are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/powerpost\/paloma\/powerup\/2019\/02\/22\/powerup-democrats-are-unafraid-to-inhale-in-2020-s-pot-primary\/5c6ed7861b326b71858c6c01\/?utm_term=.80b77bc8846d\">pro-pot<\/a> as of now. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cannabis is evolving into a mainstream political issue. If presidential candidates choose not to vocalize their opinions on it, whether they are Democrats or Republicans, it is highly likely they will be pressed about it in the interviews, political rallies, and debates to come.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, presidential candidates ran on the platform of a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drugpolicy.org\/issues\/brief-history-drug-war\">war on drugs<\/a>,\u201d with cannabis being one of the main targets of this \u201cwar.\u201d Now, only a couple of administrations later, presidential candidates are not only open to legalization, but are making cannabis reform a focal point of their campaigns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2020 presidential campaign will be a competitive one, with President Donald Trump running for re-election and 535 other candidates (as of February 19, 2019) running against him. 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