Beto O'Rourke visits marijuana dispensary amid call for federal legalization, reparations for ex-offenders.
Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke visited a marijuana dispensary in Oakland, California, on Thursday and presented his sweeping legalization proposal, which includes directing revenue from a federally regulated industry towards reparations for those who faced served time for non-violent marijuana offenders. O'Rourke said these individuals would receive grants of about $1,200 per month served in jail or prison.
Dropped on the day O'Rourke is holding a discussion with community leaders at a marijuana dispensary in Oakland called"Blunts and Moore" and making his campaign's first trip to Colorado, the policy proposal outlines principles for making marijuana regulated similarly to that of alcohol and tobacco while outlining a policy framework that would give those who were targeting by the"war on drugs" policies of the last few decades a competitive advantage in the new...
“We need to not only end the prohibition on marijuana, but also repair the damage done to the communities of color disproportionately locked up in our criminal justice system or locked out of opportunity because of the War on Drugs,” said Beto O’Rourke said in a statement when releasing the plan.
O'Rourke's proposal to legalize and regulate marijuana is built around concepts similar to how alcohol and tobacco is controlled by the government. Sales would require identification and proof-of-age . Laws would restrict smoking in public places and keep production and sales away from schools and churches.
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