Pubdate: Thu, 29 Oct 2015
Source: San Diego Union Tribune (CA)
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SANDERS: EASE POT PENALTIES

Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders announced his support Wednesday 
for removing marijuana from a list of the most dangerous drugs 
outlawed by the federal government - a move that would free states to 
legalize it without impediments from Washington.

The self-described democratic socialist senator from Vermont shared 
his proposal during a town hall meeting with college students that 
was broadcast on the Internet across the country from George Mason 
University in Fairfax, Va.

No other presidential candidate has called for marijuana to be 
completely removed from the schedule of controlled substances 
regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Longshot Democratic hopeful Martin O'Malley has said he'd put 
marijuana on Schedule 2, a less strict designation.

The party's frontrunner, Hillary Rodham Clinton, has repeatedly said 
she wants to see how legalization experiments in Colorado, Washington 
and other states play out before committing to any changes at the 
federal level.

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