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USA: Kamala Harris promises to legalize cannabis at the federal level
Kamala Harris announced this week that if she is elected president of the United States of America (USA), she will fully legalize recreational cannabis for adults at the federal level. This is the first time that a presidential candidate has taken such an unequivocal position on ending cannabis prohibition in the United States, in a political move that appeals to the votes of many who are against the prohibition of the plant, especially the black community that has been most historically penalized.
According to The Guardian, Kamala Harris has said she will take action to ensure that black men, disproportionately incarcerated and disenfranchised by the war on drugs, can profit from the cannabis industry. This announcement in the final stretch of the campaign for the November 2024 presidential election is not innocent and clearly appeals to a huge majority vote in favor of legalization.
Griffen Thorne, a cannabis lawyer, called the pledge “clearly political” given that the announcement came just three weeks before the election. Thorne and other experts The Guardian spoke to suspect that Harris’s campaign is trying to bolster the ranks of black voters, especially black men, who are currently less likely to support Harris than Biden, according to a New York Times poll.
“Federal cannabis legalization is a sound policy, and supporting it is a smart strategy — not just with Black voters, but with Americans in general,” said Cat Packer, director of drug markets and legal regulation at Drug Policy Action.
“As a Black woman and the first Black person to regulate cannabis for both medical and recreational use, I understand the challenges in creating legal cannabis markets that work for Black men. I also recognize the profound harms caused by federal prohibition.” Packer added that it makes sense that Harris’ plan would include provisions that would remove barriers for Black men in cannabis and other areas.
This pledge sets Harris apart from her opponent and her predecessor. While both Trump and Biden now support some level of cannabis legalization, Harris is the first to explicitly state that ending prohibition is a priority. The US presidential election is scheduled for November 5, 2024.
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With a degree in Journalism from the University of Coimbra, Laura Ramos has a postgraduate degree in Photography and has been a Journalist since 1998. Winner of the Business of Cannabis Awards in the category "Journalist of the Year 2024", Laura was a correspondent for Jornal de Notícias in Rome, Italy, and Press Officer in the Office of the Minister of Education of the 2018st Portuguese Government. She has an international certification in Permaculture (PDC) and created the street-art photography archive “What does Lisbon say?” @saywhatlisbon. Co-founder and Editor of CannaReporter® and coordinator of PTMC - Portugal Medical Cannabis, Laura made the documentary “Pacientes” in XNUMX and was part of the steering group of the first Postgraduate Course in GxP's for Medicinal Cannabis in Portugal, in partnership with the Military Laboratory and the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon.
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