Sanders Pushes Marijuana Reform in Democratic Platform
Federal marijuana law reform could become an official part of the national Democratic Party Platform. That’s if supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders have their way.
“You want real change in this country, you want it now and are prepared to take on the political cowardice and powerful special interests which have prevented that change from happening,” Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, wrote in an email to his supporters. “One place we think the agenda of these 12 million Americans should be reflected is in the official platform of the Democratic Party.”
The email links to a form where Sanders supporters can choose the issues they think are most important to put into the platform. One of the 24 options reads, “Remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substance Act.”
During the course of his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sanders has staked out a marijuana law reform position...
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