Kamala Harris’ Cannabis Legalization Stance: What It Means For Federal Policy
As Election Day approaches, the cannabis industry is closely watching Kamala Harris‘s pro-legalization stance, since the Democratic nominee is the first presidential candidate on a ticket explicitly advocating for marijuana reform.
Pablo Zuanic, a highly regarded equity analyst in the cannabis space, shared his thoughts on the potential impact of Harris’s stance on federal policy and the future of cannabis regulation.
According to Zuanic, Vice President Harris’s support for marijuana reform goes back several years.
“In the past, in her campaign, and as recently as in March, in the White House, she told people she wanted to legalize marijuana or deschedule marijuana,” he said. If elected, Zuanic explained, Harris could continue the Biden administration’s work on rescheduling but also take it a step further. “If she’s elected president, she could double the ante and fully legalize cannabis at the federal level,” he added.
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