Clinton facing pressure on marijuana reform
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As more states legalize medical and recreational marijuana, a number of presidential candidates from both sides of the aisle have called for looser drug policies to varying degrees.
Marijuana advocates say it is a positive step for their cause, but they would like to see stronger commitments from Clinton and some of the other candidates.
“Hillary is probably the worst of the bunch on marijuana reform, and even she has said states should be ‘laboratories of democracy’ when it comes to legalization,” said Dan Riffle, director of federal policies at the Marijuana Policy Project, comparing Clinton to the other Democratic candidates.
Marijuana advocates say they’ve come a long way from previous presidential elections when the candidates would avoid the issue. Riffle admits Clinton is “pretty good on the issue.” But she has not taken...
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