When pressed at an annual conference for conservative activists this week about their stances on marijuana legalization, several members of the Republican Party said that although they personally oppose legalizing the drug, they support states’ rights to do so.
At the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Fox News’ Sean Hannity asked former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) Friday if Colorado’s legalization of marijuana was a good idea.
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Responding to Bush’s remarks, Tom Angell, chairman of drug policy reform group Marijuana Majority, said that support for states’ rights on marijuana policy is becoming the “default position” among politicians in both parties.
“That’s because polls show that an overwhelming majority of Americans supports local control and responsibility when it comes to marijuana policy,” Angell said. “When voters lead, politicians have to follow or get left behind.”
