2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: CBS poll: 51% of Millennials voting either Republican or Libertarian (white women only 49%) [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)So from a practical perspective, it should merit consideration from political strategists on our side.
My observation, again, is that the farther East you go, the less understanding of the matter there is. I think it's still viewed as a Tommy Chong, "Buddy the bud mascot" type matter out there. Or the East Coasters think they're being progressive by not putting people in prison for more than a couple months if they're busted with a small bag of weed.
Here legalization is a functional reality, supported by serious politicians like the Lt. Governor of California (who I suspect will achieve more prominence on the national stage in the next decade or so) and it's a question of banking services and implementation and over 100 million dollars in tax revenue in Oregon from the first year of recreational sales alone.