At 4:20 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont rolled out an ambitious new plan to legalize marijuana. If elected president, Sanders promised to issue an executive order that would remove cannabis from the federal controlled substances list. CBS News reporter Cara Korte, who covers the Sanders’ campaign, joined CBSN for this edition
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Vermont is now the ninth state in the country where recreational use of marijuana is legal. The state’s new law, which went into effect on Sunday, allows for the possession of up to an ounce of the drug. Dom Amato of CBS affiliate WCAX-TV reports. Subscribe to the CBS News Channel HERE: http://youtube.com/cbsnews Watch CBSN
Almost 50 years ago, in 1969, the then US President, Richard Nixon, announced and launched the so-called “War on Drugs”; a hard-line strategy that aimed to pursue and punish the production, distribution and consumption of substances considered as prohibited drugs. Since then, dear viewers, even though Washington has used all its might, this hard-line strategy
The marijuana movement is charging ahead. Eight states — California, Colorado, Nevada to name a few — have legalized weed for recreational use since 2012. (Jan. 10, 2018) (Sign up for our free video newsletter here http://bit.ly/2n6VKPR) SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS AND NEWS http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=losangelestimes LET’S CONNECT: Google+ ► https://plus.google.com/+latimes Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/latimes Twitter ► https://twitter.com/LATimes
Congratulations to the many states that passed marijuana legalization! Take a look at what it took to get us here today. For more information about legalization visit Marijunana.com. About Weedmaps Weedmaps is the world’s first marijuana technology and media brand. Since 2008, Weedmaps.com has helped medical marijuana patients and adult recreational users find the doctor’s,