Hillary Clinton's marijuana legalization stance alienates millennials
Like gay marriage, climate change and a host of other issues before it, Hillary Clinton’s painfully slow evolution on marijuana legalization has again left the Democratic presidential nominee behind the curve in her own party — and her position represents a squandered opportunity to potentially win over millennials.
Polls have shown that about two-thirds of Democratic voters support legalizing pot, and the party, largely due to Sen. Bernard Sanders bringing the issue to prominence in his White House bid, called for a pathway to legalization in its platform last summer.
But Mrs. Clinton, her party’s standard-bearer in this presidential race, remains miles behind. While she supports rescheduling marijuana to facilitate more research on the drug’s medical benefits, the former first lady hasn’t embraced legalization. She has vowed, however, to take a hands-off approach to states such as Colorado and Washington that have fully legalized pot.
For the traditionally moderate Mrs. Clinton,...
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