Stödet för en legalisering bland amerikanska väljare är överväldigande, runt 70 procent av amerikanerna vill legalisera cannabis. Forbes publicerade en läsvärd artikel i somras med rubriken, "Why President Trump Is Positioned To Be Marijuana's Great Savior & How The Democrats Blew It". Där beskrivs hur demokraterna tappade det i ett ögonblick då de hade möjligheten att äga frågan. Och hur Trump nu har allt att vinna men intet att förlora på att driva igenom en legalisering.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskra.../#6e0919bb20a0
President Trump, whether premeditated or not, is putting himself in a position to make history by becoming the U.S. president who reversed a nearly century-long policy of marijuana prohibition and, in so doing, reap the political spoils of taking on the mantle of “the legalization president.”
This idea is not so far-fetched. Trump has every reason politically to become an unlikely champion of marijuana legalization. Given the overwhelming public support of the issue, legalizing marijuana will certainly improve his chances of reelection in 2020. If he does, the Democrats will have nobody to blame but themselves.
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With 2020 Democratic hopefuls now competing amongst themselves to be seen as the most pro-legalization, President Trump could neutralize this issue politically for the Democrats by fully embracing legalization prior to the 2020 elections.
This idea is not so far-fetched. Trump has every reason politically to become an unlikely champion of marijuana legalization. Given the overwhelming public support of the issue, legalizing marijuana will certainly improve his chances of reelection in 2020. If he does, the Democrats will have nobody to blame but themselves.
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With 2020 Democratic hopefuls now competing amongst themselves to be seen as the most pro-legalization, President Trump could neutralize this issue politically for the Democrats by fully embracing legalization prior to the 2020 elections.
