There have been many candidates that have been stating their stances on cannabis. Well, they truly have no choice. The 2016 presidential candidates have all had to give their input on marijuana since it has become such a pressing issue. It seems as though not to anyone’s surprise, that the Democratic presidential candidates are more supporting of the drug. For instance, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders claims that he will stop the war against cannabis and introduced the first Senate Legislation to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act. Here are a few of his statements:
▪ “I would instruct DOJ not to interfere with states who have legalized or decriminalized marijuana.”
▪ “In my view, the time is long overdue for us to remove the federal prohibition on marijuana. In my view, states should have the right to regulate marijuana the same way that state and local laws now govern the sale of alcohol and tobacco. And among other things, that means that recognized businesses in states that have legalized marijuana should be fully able to use the banking system without fear of federal prosecution.”
▪ “I think there are things that the federal government can do that would make it easier for states that want to go in that direction to be able to do so. What the federal government can do is say to the state of Colorado that if you choose to vote to legalize marijuana, we will allow you to do that without restrictions.”
▪ “We need to take marijuana off the federal government’s list of outlawed drugs.”
The biggest competition that Sanders faces for the nomination comes from the old Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. She has also admitted that she would like to leave the marijuana decision up to the states. However, she did not explicitly state that she would end prohibition herself. Instead of completely removing marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, she would simply move it from Schedule I to Schedule II, which is less restrictive. Here are some of her statements:
▪ “These statewide experiments can help us point the way to national policy, so I’ll continue the Obama Administration’s enforcement guidelines that allow states to experiment.”
▪ “On recreational, you know, states are the laboratories of democracy. We have at least two states that are experimenting with that right now. I want to wait and see what the evidence is.”
▪ “I would support states and localities that are experimenting with this.”
▪ “I really believe it’s important that states like Colorado lead the way so that we can learn what works and what doesn’t work. And I would certainly not want the federal government to interfere with the legal decision made by the people of Colorado, and enforced by your elected officials, as to how you should be conducting this business that you have approved. So, no, I want to give you space, and I want other states to learn from you, what works and what doesn’t work.”
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