Evolving Views on Presidential Candidates and Marijuana
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Which organization's poll found that 62% of Americans support legalizing marijuana?

  • Pew Research Center (correct)
  • Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Marijuana Policy Project
  • Republican National Convention

    • Who reintroduced legislation to legalize marijuana at the federal level?

  • Joe Biden
  • John Hudak
  • Cory Booker (correct)
  • Don Murphy

    • Which former candidate initially opposed legalizing marijuana due to concerns about high drivers and workplace drug use?

  • Joe Biden
  • Kamala Harris (correct)
  • Cory Booker
  • Elizabeth Warren

    • According to the DEA, what classification does marijuana currently hold?

    <p>Schedule 1 drug</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who has been quoted saying 'Nothing improves the record of a Democrat on drug policy reform like a contested primary'?

    <p>Don Murphy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the stance of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama on marijuana prohibition?

    <p>They both supported the prohibition of marijuana.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Kamala Harris respond when asked about her marijuana use?

    <p>She laughed and admitted to smoking pot as a student.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the current trend among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates regarding marijuana legalization?

    <p>Nearly all have expressed some degree of support for marijuana legalization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Donald Trump's lone Republican challenger, Bill Weld, express support for?

    <p>He expressed support for marijuana legalization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why has the support for marijuana legalization become a 'litmus test' in the 2020 Democratic primary?

    <p>To gauge candidates' positions on an increasingly mainstream issue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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