Warren supports Marijuana legalization. Warren declined to publicly state a position when Massachusetts considered whether to legalize weed in 2016, but now says she voted in favor of the ballot measure and supports nationwide legalization. Warren has cited the racial disparities in marijuana arrests as a big reason to legalize the substance.
Warren is a lead sponsor of the proposed Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act, which would recognize the legalization of cannabis, including the existing U.S. state laws that have already legalized.
Warren is a co-sponsor of the Marijuana Justice Act, which would economically punish states that do not legalize cannabis and continue to incarcerate or arrest people for cannabis-related offenses.
“For four decades, we’ve subscribed to a “War on Drugs” theory of crime, which has criminalized addiction, ripped apart families — and largely failed to curb drug use. It starts with legalizing marijuana and erasing past convictions, and then eliminating the remaining disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentencing. And rather than incarcerating individuals with substance abuse disorders, we should expand options that divert them into programs that provide real treatment.”
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