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The first Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday wasn’t the splashy policy rollout marijuana legalization advocates wanted, but it was enough to convince them Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has finally come around to their point of view, adding another cadre of progressives to his army of grassroots supporters.
It came near the end of the debate, and it wasn’t even a question about national politics.
“Sen. Sanders, right here in Nevada, there will be a measure to legalize recreational marijuana on the 2016 ballot,” CNN debate moderator Anderson Cooper asked. “You’ve said you smoked marijuana twice; it didn’t quite work for you. If you were a Nevada resident, how would you vote?”
“I suspect I would vote yes,” Sanders replied.
And with that, advocates say, Sanders made history for proponents of legal weed everywhere, and the praise from legalization groups quickly rolled in.
“This is the first time we’ve seen a...
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