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Showing Original Post only (View all)Bernie Sanders Vows to Strike Down Absurd Federal Marijuana Money Laws [View all]
http://www.alternet.org/drugs/bernie-sanders-vows-strike-down-federal-marijuana-lawsIn an interview with Stacey Walker of the Public Access TV show Little Village, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said that he does not agree with how U.S. marijuana laws work.
Walker asked for Sanders thoughts regarding the War on Drugs, which has cost billions in tax dollars over the years and put millions of Americans a majority of whom are black and Latino behind bars.
One of the things that hasnt been spoken about a great deal so far in the race for 2016, is the decriminalization of marijuana, said Walker. Do you have a policy position on that? he asked Sanders.
My home state of Vermont has decriminalized marijuana and I support that, the senator said. In other words, if you are possessing a small amount of marijuana it should not be a criminal offense, it will be civil, and you might have to pay a fine on that.
I support marijuana use for medical purposes, Sanders continued, and were exploring the pluses and minuses of which there are both of moving more aggressively on that issue.
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Bernie Sanders Vows to Strike Down Absurd Federal Marijuana Money Laws [View all]
Comrade Grumpy
Sep 2015
OP
I guess she'd rather have us go in to bigger debt with more people in prison...
cascadiance
Sep 2015
#4
I'm not a HRC supporter, but I'll give her credit where it's due. She apparently gave a good answer
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2015
#21
He also says states should be free to 'experiment' with legalization, which is Hillary's stance, too
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2015
#22
Glad to hear he supports medical marijuana. I'm personally confused right now about how
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2015
#16