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The Republican Party's Biggest Marijuana Proponent Just Ended...

• https://www.merryjane.com, Justin O'Connell

The Republican Party's biggest proponent of criminal justice reform ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday. Rand Paul, 53, finished the Iowa caucus with just 4.5% of the vote. The Republican senator from Kentucky endorsed the Libertarian candidate for President, Gary Johnson.

Mr. Paul gained a reputation for bringing together individuals from both parties on issues like criminal justice reform. In pursuit of the youth vote, Paul often visited college campuses - places from which Republicans generally shy.

Paul is as liberal as any politician you're going to get on the topic of marijuana. When you hear him speak on it, he sounds more like President Barack Obama or Bernie Sanders than Ted Cruz or Donald Trump. The issue for Paul is about state's rights and patient's rights. A proponent of a limited federal government, he believes states should set their own marijuana policies.


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