RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA BUT WEED IS STILL UNLEGAL AT THE FEDERAL

IS STILL UNLEGAL AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

LEVEL. >> WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF KEY

>> WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF KEY ISSUES YOU'LL BE HEARING ABOUT

ISSUES YOU'LL BE HEARING ABOUT IN THE 2020 ELECTION AND WHERE

IN THE 2020 ELECTION AND WHERE THE CANDIDATES STAND ON THEM.

THE CANDIDATES STAND ON THEM. SO LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT

SO LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT LEGALIZING MARIJUANA WHICH HAS

LEGALIZING MARIJUANA WHICH HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN STATES ACROSS

BEEN HAPPENING IN STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE COUNTRY. THE DRUG IS STILL FEDERALLY

THE DRUG IS STILL FEDERALLY ILLEGAL THOUGH.

ILLEGAL THOUGH. MOST OF THE CANDIDATES SUPPORT

MOST OF THE CANDIDATES SUPPORT LEGALIZING IT AT THE FEDERAL

LEGALIZING IT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

LEVEL. ONE NOTABLE EXCEPTION, JOE

ONE NOTABLE EXCEPTION, JOE BIDEN.

BIDEN. BIDEN SUPPORTS RESCHEDULING IT

BIDEN SUPPORTS RESCHEDULING IT AS A SCHEDULE 2 DRUG INSTEAD OF

AS A SCHEDULE 2 DRUG INSTEAD OF SCHEDULE 1 AND HE SUPPORTS THE

SCHEDULE 1 AND HE SUPPORTS THE LEGALIZATION FOR MEDICAL

LEGALIZATION FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES.

PURPOSES. HE ADVOCATES FOR DECRIMINALIZING

HE ADVOCATES FOR DECRIMINALIZING THE DRUG.

THE DRUG. >> EVERY STATE SHOULD MAKE A

>> EVERY STATE SHOULD MAKE A LEGAL ARGUMENT AND THAT'S OKAY.

LEGAL ARGUMENT AND THAT'S OKAY. THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS

THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THERE'S NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE THAT'S BEEN -- THAT'S BEEN

THAT'S BEEN -- THAT'S BEEN ACQUIRED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT

ACQUIRED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT IS A GATEWAY DRUG.

IS A GATEWAY DRUG. IT'S A DEBATE AND I WANT A LOT

IT'S A DEBATE AND I WANT A LOT MORE BEFORE I LEGALIZE IT

MORE BEFORE I LEGALIZE IT NATIONALLY.

NATIONALLY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW A

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT THE SCIENCE

LOT MORE ABOUT THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT.

BEHIND IT. >> I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR

>> I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT.

THE VICE PRESIDENT. HE IS -- HE'S A HERO.

HE IS -- HE'S A HERO. I HEARD HIM LITERALLY SAY THAT I

I HEARD HIM LITERALLY SAY THAT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD LEGALIZE

DON'T THINK WE SHOULD LEGALIZE MARIJUANA.

MARIJUANA. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIGH WHEN YOU SAID IT.

HIGH WHEN YOU SAID IT. BECAUSE -- BECAUSE MARIJUANA --

BECAUSE -- BECAUSE MARIJUANA -- MARIJUANA IN OUR COUNTRY IS

MARIJUANA IN OUR COUNTRY IS ALREADY LEGAL FOR PRIVILEGED

ALREADY LEGAL FOR PRIVILEGED PEOPLE.

PEOPLE. AND IT'S THE WAR ON DRUGS HAS

AND IT'S THE WAR ON DRUGS HAS BEEN A WAR ON BLACK AND BROWN

BEEN A WAR ON BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE.

PEOPLE. >> AND BIDEN BELIEVES NO ONE

>> AND BIDEN BELIEVES NO ONE SHOULD BE IN JAIL BECAUSE OF

SHOULD BE IN JAIL BECAUSE OF CANNABIS USE.

CANNABIS USE. AND ELIZABETH WARREN AND CORY

AND ELIZABETH WARREN AND CORY BOOKER AND BERNIE SANDERS AND

BOOKER AND BERNIE SANDERS AND MICHAEL BENNET WHO COSPONSORED

MICHAEL BENNET WHO COSPONSORED THE MARIJUANA JUSTICE ACT THAT

THE MARIJUANA JUSTICE ACT THAT WOULD MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL.

WOULD MAKE MARIJUANA LEGAL. THE BILL WOULD ALSO EXPUNGE

THE BILL WOULD ALSO EXPUNGE CRIMINAL RECORDS AND ALLOCATE

CRIMINAL RECORDS AND ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO HELP COMMUNITIES

RESOURCES TO HELP COMMUNITIES HURT BY THE WAR ON DRUGS AND

HURT BY THE WAR ON DRUGS AND PETE BUTTIGIEG LINKED IT WITH

PETE BUTTIGIEG LINKED IT WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE WHICH SUGGESTS

CRIMINAL JUSTICE WHICH SUGGESTS SWEEPING CHANGES TO ADDRESS

SWEEPING CHANGES TO ADDRESS RACIAL DISPARITY.

RACIAL DISPARITY. YANG HAS CALLED FOR RESOLVING

YANG HAS CALLED FOR RESOLVING AMBIGUITY TO LEGALIZE IT AT THE

AMBIGUITY TO LEGALIZE IT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

FEDERAL LEVEL. >> I'M FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF

>> I'M FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA, REMOVE IT FROM THE

MARIJUANA, REMOVE IT FROM THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE LIST IN

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE LIST IN PART BECAUSE OF THE

PART BECAUSE OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAWS IS

ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAWS IS DEEPLY RACIST.

DEEPLY RACIST. >> HE SAID IT WOULD IMPROVE

>> HE SAID IT WOULD IMPROVE SAFETY AND GENERATE TENS OF

SAFETY AND GENERATE TENS OF BILLIONS IN NEW REVENUE.

BILLIONS IN NEW REVENUE. AMY KLOBUCHAR SUPPORTS

AMY KLOBUCHAR SUPPORTS LEGALIZATION BUT IT'S NOT A

LEGALIZATION BUT IT'S NOT A CORNERSTONE OF HER CANDIDACY.

CORNERSTONE OF HER CANDIDACY. >> I KNOW MY STATE HAS MEDICAL

>> I KNOW MY STATE HAS MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUT IT'S A MUCH BIGGER

MARIJUANA BUT IT'S A MUCH BIGGER QUESTION ABOUT THE CRIMINAL

QUESTION ABOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

JUSTICE SYSTEM. >> A RECENT SURVEY FOUND 62% OF

>> A RECENT SURVEY FOUND 62% OF AMERICANS SAY THE USE OF

AMERICANS SAY THE USE OF MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGALIZED.

MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGALIZED. ACCORDING TO PEW RESEARCH, THE

ACCORDING TO PEW RESEARCH, THE PERCENT OF ADULTS WHO SUPPORT

PERCENT OF ADULTS WHO SUPPORT THE LEGALIZATION HAS DOUBLED

THE LEGALIZATION HAS DOUBLED OVER THE PAST DECADES.

OVER THE PAST DECADES. IN 2000, IT WAS ONLY AT 31%.

IN 2000, IT WAS ONLY AT 31%. THERE ARE ALSO GENERATIONAL AND

THERE ARE ALSO GENERATIONAL AND PARTISAN SPLITS WHEN IT COMES TO

PARTISAN SPLITS WHEN IT COMES TO THIS TOPIC.

THIS TOPIC. 74% OF MILLENNIALS, 63% OF

74% OF MILLENNIALS, 63% OF GENERAL EXERS AND BABY BOOMERS

GENERAL EXERS AND BABY BOOMERS SUPPORT THE LEGALIZATION.

SUPPORT THE LEGALIZATION. OLDER AMERICANS ARE THE ONLY AGE

OLDER AMERICANS ARE THE ONLY AGE GROUP STILL SUPPORTIVE OF

GROUP STILL SUPPORTIVE OF PROHIBITION.

PROHIBITION. 69% OF THE DEMOCRATS SAY

69% OF THE DEMOCRATS SAY MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGAL.

MARIJUANA SHOULD BE LEGAL. WHEREAS REPUBLICANS ARE MORE

WHEREAS REPUBLICANS ARE MORE DIVIDED.

DIVIDED. 45% SUPPORT LEGALIZATION.

45% SUPPORT LEGALIZATION. DUE TO THE BROAD SUPPORT AMONG

DUE TO THE BROAD SUPPORT AMONG DEMOCRATS FOR LEGALIZATION,

DEMOCRATS FOR LEGALIZATION, WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON HOW THE