Vice President Kamala Harris pledges to federally legalize marijuana, ensuring that access to cannabis is “the law of the land."
If elected, she will "break down unjust legal barriers that hold Black men and other Americans back by legalizing marijuana nationally, working with Congress to ensure that the safe cultivation, distribution, and possession of recreational marijuana is the law of the land."
The Democratic presidential nominee’s cannabis plan to "legalize marijuana at the federal level to break down unjust legal barriers that hold Black men and other Americans back" is part of what her campaign calls an "opportunity agend." (10/14/24)
As Vice President, Harris has repeatedly stated that Americans should not be incarcerated for marijuana use. She’s championed the Biden administration’s efforts to pardon low-level marijuana offenders and to loosen certain federal cannabis restrictions. And as the Democratic presidential nominee, she’s the first major party candidate to have ever called for the plant’s legalization and regulation.
Candidate in race for President on Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris pledges to federally legalize marijuana, ensuring that access to cannabis is “the law of the land."
If elected, she will "break down unjust legal barriers that hold Black men and other Americans back by legalizing marijuana nationally, working with Congress to ensure that the safe cultivation, distribution, and possession of recreational marijuana is the law of the land."
The Democratic presidential nominee’s cannabis plan to "legalize marijuana at the federal level to break down unjust legal barriers that hold Black men and other Americans back" is part of what her campaign calls an "opportunity agend." (10/14/24)
"I just feel strongly, people should not be going to jail for smoking weed. And we know historically what that has meant and who has gone to jail. Second, I just think we have come to a point where we have to understand that we need to legalize it and stop criminalizing this behavior.
Actually this is not a new position for me. I have felt for a long time we need to legalize it. So that’s where I am on that." (9/30/24)
"Vice President Harris stopped the room to take a moment and say in the clearest words that 'we need to legalize marijuana.'" (3/8/24)
"In her introductory remarks, Vice President Harris emphasized that 'nobody should have to go to jail' for marijuana use, and lamented that 'far too many Americans' have faced serious legal consequences for minor marijuana offenses. She also called the Schedule I classification of cannabis under federal law 'absurd and patently unfair.'" (3/8/24)
“In my own life, I have had loved ones and close friends who relied on medical marijuana to relieve their suffering and even prolong their lives." (9/25/06)
S.597 - Marijuana Justice Act of 2019
S.1200 - Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019
H.R.1595 - SAFE Banking Act of 2019
"Let me tell you what California needs, Jeff Sessions. We need support in dealing with transnational criminal organizations and dealing with human trafficking - not in going after grandma's medicinal marijuana," she said, referring to Attorney General Jeff Sessions."
(1/16/17)
"While I don't believe in legalizing all drugs - as a career prosecutor I just don't - we need to do the smart thing, the right thing, and finally decriminalize marijuana. (5/16/17)
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