Axios.com political coverage: on Drugs

Amy Klobuchar: Opioid manufacturers should help fund treatment

She released a $100 billion plan to combat mental health problems and substance abuse over the next decade. Her plan focuses on prevention, treatment and ongoing recovery. Klobuchar wants a chunk of the money to come from opioid manufacturers for their role in the national epidemic. She co-sponsored a bill that would impose a one-cent tax for each milligram of opioids in a pain pill. The funds for the tax would then be used for substance abuse treatment. Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 3, 2019

Andrew Yang: Legalize marijuana; pardon marijuana-related offenses

Marijuana legalization: Yang pledged to legalize marijuana and pardon all non-violent drug related offenses, then later clarified in an interview with George Stephanopoulos that he would only pardon marijuana-related offenses. Yang said he would still decriminalize opioids. Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 7, 2019

Bernie Sanders: Co-sponsored federal legalization of marijuana

He co-sponsored Sen. Cory Booker's recently reintroduced Marijuana Justice Act, that would legalize marijuana on the federal level. Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 12, 2019

Beto O`Rourke: Decriminalize marijuana; expunge criminal records

He is in favor of decriminalization and expunging criminal records of cannabis-related offenses. Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 29, 2019

Bill Weld: On board of cannabis company; supported medical marijuana

Weld sits on the board of directors of Acreage Holdings, a cannabis company looking to roll back federal regulations, the Washington Post reports. He has supported legalization of medical marijuana since 1992. Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 15, 2019

Cory Booker: Legalize marijuana nationally including recreational use

He reintroduced a bill that would legalize marijuana on the federal level and supersede the patchwork of 10 states (and Washington, D.C.) that have legalized recreational marijuana. Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 6, 2019

Elizabeth Warren: Co-sponsored federal legalization of marijuana

Signed on as a cosponsor of Cory Booker's Marijuana Justice Act to legalize weed at the federal level. Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 8, 2019

Joe Biden: Supports marijuana decriminalization, not legalization

He has a long history of being anti-marijuana, calling it a "gateway drug." While vice president, Biden said that he supports decriminalization rather than legalization. Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" Apr 25, 2019

John Hickenlooper: As teen, grew his own marijuana before it was legal

One fun thing about John Hickenlooper:

Once opposed to the idea of legalization of marijuana in Colorado, he has come around to it.
He wrote in his memoir that when he was young he once tried to grow weed outside his bedroom window in Pennsylvania.

Source: Axios.com on 2020 Democratic primary Apr 22, 2019

Kamala Harris: Co-sponsor of Marijuana Justice Act for legalization

She's declared her support for legalizing marijuana at the federal level, admitting in an interview that she had smoked a joint "a long time ago." Signed on as a cosponsor of Cory Booker's Marijuana Justice Act to legalize weed at the federal level. Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 7, 2019

Michael Bennet: Sponsored bill to end Federal ban on marijuana

Bennet sponsored a bill in February to "End Federal Prohibition of Marijuana." Source: Axios.com "What you need to know about 2020" May 2, 2019

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*2024 Presidential contenders on Drugs:*
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