Trump And Biden Supporters Are Worlds Apart On Everything Except For This One Issue
As the United States becomes more and more politically polarized, one issue stands out as a rare point of consensus: cannabis legalization.
In late March 2024, a Pew Research Center survey found that an overwhelming share of U.S. adults (88%) believe marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use, crossing the vast ideological spectrum for which the U.S. has become known.
Despite this widespread public support, neither of the two main presidential contenders, Joe Biden nor Donald Trump, have fully embraced the issue, say advocates.
At the mid-April National Cannabis Policy Summit in Washington, DC, one of the organizers Caroline Phillips called the candidates’ track records on cannabis inconsistent and incremental, with promises that have yet to materialize in substantial action. “We’ve heard promises from both administrations, neither of which have panned out in full,” she