As the failed war on drugs drags into its fifth long decade, we can all see that the policies of strict prohibition and prison need to change.
I will immediately act to remove all federal laws criminalizing cannabis and end burdensome regulatory hurdles like federal banking regulations, placed on the cannabis industry. As President,
I will deschedule cannabis with the stroke of a pen – legislation isn't required. I will also issue full pardons for persons who were convicted solely for non-violent drug offenses, and urge every governor to do the same.
It's time to end more than two generations of regressive, harmful, and unproductive drug policy and move America into a new chapter.
