Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang pointed to legalized pot as a potential factor behind a Colorado poll released Tuesday showing him far higher than in other primary states.
The 2020 Democratic hopeful who often advocates for the national legalization of marijuana joked Tuesday on Twitter it"Must be the weed :)" after hitting 4 percent in the most recent Emerson Polling data. Yang, who typically pulls in between 1 and 2 percent in primary polls conducted in other states, rose to 6th place behind frequent frontrunners including Vermont Independent Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden.
"4% in Colorado," Yang tweeted Tuesday, showing a thumbs up emoji."Must be the weed," he added with a smiley face.Yang's official campaign policy calls for the full federal legalization of marijuana and he particularly cites how people of color are overwhelmingly targeted for prosecution in marijuana-related crimes.
Yang has repeatedly referred to the criminalization of marijuana as"deeply racist" and has placed its removal from the Drug Enforcement Agency's controlled substance list on his 2020 presidential platform. The entrepreneur and economic opportunity advocate has also touted marijuana legalization for the tax revenue it would bring into local and state governments.
One response to Yang showed a college campus flyer looking for"Cannabis, Health and Young Adults Study" participants just above a"Yang Gang" campaign poster."Love this guy," replied YouTube celebrity Casey Neistat.
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