Marijuana Legalization Will Be A 2021 Priority If Biden Is Elected, Senator Says

Marijuana legalization will be at the forefront of the congressional agenda in 2021 if Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) are elected, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) said on Tuesday. During a forum hosted by the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECM) and other groups, the senator, who is currently facing a primary challenge from Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA), said the policy change “should happen in 2021.” “It should be, amongst other things, a recognition that so much of what has happened over the last 20 to 25 years in our country is that we have criminalized being black, being brown, being immigrant, being poor, substance issues, mental health issues, homelessness issues—we’ve criminalized it,” he said. “Ultimately at the federal level—beginning on January 20, 2021, when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn in—we create the programs that makes it possible for businesses to gain access to the capital they need in the minority community so that they can establish their own businesses in the cannabis sector,” the senator said. He also said during a separate interview last month that Congress will advance marijuana reform regardless of the fact the Biden has maintained an opposition to adult-use legalization. The Democratic primary race for the Senate seat to represent Massachusetts is revealing just how importantly congressional candidates view marijuana policy to be, and both Markey and Kennedy are attempting to cast themselves as the champion of reform. That was apparent again during the interviews the…

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