 Bernie Sanders is on a roll because yet again He is proposing a new policy that would fundamentally change the lives of potentially millions of Americans So what is he doing now? Well, he is going to legalize cannabis in all 50 states and on top of that He's going to expunge the records of all marijuana related convictions. Now. How is he going to get this done? Well, he's going to use executive action and Legislation, but what's interesting about this is he's pledging to do this within the first 100 days of his administration so what he plans to do is direct his attorney general to declassify marijuana as a controlled substance and On top of that he's going to push for legislation that directly legalizes it in all 50 states now on top of that He'll nominate an HHS secretary and DEA administrator that will end the war on weed as well as the war on drugs Itself so this is big and one thing that's important about this is it acknowledges the fact that Prohibition on cannabis and the war on drugs it hasn't impacted everyone equally so communities of color have been disproportionately impacted So what he's trying to do is craft a policy that will right the wrongs of the past make it so that way those Who were hurt by this can now potentially benefit by the legalization of cannabis So looking at his proposal the plan would quote ensure that revenue from legal marijuana is reinvested in communities Hit hardest by the war on drugs, especially African-American and other communities of color so what he's going to do is take the revenue that is generated from this and Use it to benefit entrepreneurs of color that have historically been discriminated against and Denied access to wealth and capital that wasn't there in the past on top of that minority owned businesses that currently exist Will be given access to additional grants in those communities that have been devastated by the war on drugs He'd also offer training at trade schools for those incarcerated due to marijuana If they want to get into the marijuana business, which is great He'd fund economic development in communities hit the hardest by the war on drugs And additionally knowing that the marijuana industry will one day be absolutely huge He's instituting controls that would stop it from becoming a predatory industry in the same way that big tobacco is today So what he's trying to accomplish essentially is twofold He obviously wants to legalize marijuana in all 50 states and on top of that Of course, he wants to right the wrongs of the past people who were affected by marijuana prohibition Will be able to use what previously harmed them to now benefit them give them access to wealth To capital things that they were denied historically. This is great. Now look bernie knows this You're never going to be able to fully right the wrongs of the past, right? We can't give the people who spent years in prison because of marijuana related convictions those years back We can't add those years to their lives But what we can do is try to allow them to benefit from something that previously hurt them It hurt them from a socioeconomic standpoint and it literally led to them losing their freedom This is the only answer when it comes to Legalizing marijuana. This is exactly how you want to do it. You want to design it so that way It's not just legal, but so that way you try to undo the damage caused by the war on drugs So this is phenomenal. Now for me, it really still trips me out because I live in Oregon We've had legal marijuana here for years The fact that in some states you can't even get medical marijuana But I can easily walk into a store a few blocks away from my house and purchase as much pot as I want It's just it's mind-blowing, right? It's it's a completely cultural difference in some states and others And now we have the entire west coast that has legal weed And the rest of the country has to catch up like this isn't even something that should be debatable This shouldn't be a partisan issue. Everyone should be in favor of this But few politicians are actually trying to do what's right and bernie sanders Thankfully is one of them who's really making this one of the main issues that they are focusing on This is not just popular, right? This isn't just a winning issue which draws in not just independence But libertarians potentially, but it's also an issue. That's right. Like we want to do policies That are driven by morality our desire to improve people's lives And it's evident that bernie designed this policy with that in mind So I love it and I'm just excited to see what he proposes next week because every single week He comes up with a new policy proposal And these are fantastic. This is how you run a race