During his debate remarks, Sanders quickly turned the conversation to a preferred theme, decrying the number of people jailed for non-violent offenses in this country — after which Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, was given the opportunity to follow his legalization lead.

She didn’t take it. Instead, Clinton essentially repeated her previous position on marijuana legalization, saying we should wait to see how the process is working in Colorado and other states before making wider ranging decisions.

Nonetheless, cannabis-policy reformers were cheered by the latest developments.
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Adds Aaron Smith, executive director of the Denver-based National Cannabis Industry Association: “Despite differing specifics on marijuana policy, nearly every presidential candidate — Democrat and Republican — has now offered support for the continuation of state policy reforms. Given that the 2016 election is likely to result in several new states with legal medical or adult-use marijuana programs, that’s a critical piece of progress.”

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