Dems Want To Give Americans ‘A Right To Marijuana,’ Republican Convention Speaker Says

A speaker at the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Monday claimed that Democrats’ push for universal health care is really about ensuring a right to marijuana access. Natalie Harp, an advisory board member for the President Trump’s reelection campaign, said that “Democrats love to talk about health care being a human right, but a right to what?” “Well, I’ll tell you. To them, it’s a right to marijuana, opioids and the right to die with dignity,” she said. Harp, a cancer survivor who notably backs “Right to Try” legislation that would enable certain patients to use medications not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, made the remarks the same day that Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were officially renominated by the Republican Party. “Her remarks were incoherent and dismissive,” Justin Strekal, political director of NORML, told Marijuana Moment. “Why would it be wrong to consider access to cannabis as a right? Certainly we should be able to agree that it’s not a crime. Frankly, Natalie Harp seems to be a delusional person.” Most American voters support legalizing cannabis, polls show, and that includes majority support among Democrats, Republicans and independents. This election has seen a confusing mix of drug policy positions among the major party candidate. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, for example, opposes adult-use legalization and has instead put forward proposals to decriminalize cannabis possession, legalize medical marijuana, expunge prior convictions and let states set their own policies. Biden’s vice presidential running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA)…

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