Here’s How Many US Senators and Representatives Support Legalization
The federal government has not experienced the same increase in support for legalization as the American people.
Earlier this week, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) released its 2016 congressional scorecard, which assigns a letter grade for federally elected officials based on their stances on legalization.
In order to receive an “A,” the official must have “publicly declared his or her support for the legalization and regulation of marijuana for adults.”
This grade was given to just twenty US representatives and two senators, all of whom are Democrats with the exception of California representative Dana Rohrbacher.
NORML’s report shows that federal support for legalization has barely increased since the early 2000s even though recent polls have found that a clear majority of the public supports nationwide legalization of recreational marijuana.
Paul Armentano, deputy director of NORML, told the...
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