“It’s necessary for anyone who wants to lead our country,” the Hawaii Democrat and 2020 hopeful told BuzzFeed News.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is running for president , and like almost every Democrat shoehorned into the race, she wants to legalize pot.bipartisan
Gabbard sees a new opening this year, with Democrats in control of the House and the public attention to the 2020 presidential race. “There are new opportunities to actually pass this piece of legislation,” she said, noting that several states legalized marijuana in the past few years — for a total now of 10 states. “It’s necessary for anyone who wants to lead our country.”
The nod to state autonomy has an appeal to Republicans, certainly, while its neat scope reduces the drag of debate. The measure avoids more complex language of other legalization bills, such as the Marijuana Justice Act, sponsored by fellow 2020 hopeful Sen. Cory Booker, which would expunge criminal records for marijuana and penalize states that keep prohibition laws on the books.
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