Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has responded to former President Trump’s recent remarks, where he expressed support for legalizing marijuana in Florida, federal rescheduling, and passing marijuana banking legislation.
“As president, Trump cracked down on nonviolent marijuana offenses, undermining state legalization laws, opposed safe banking legislation, and even tried to remove protections for medical marijuana,” Harris spokesperson Joseph Costello said on Monday in an interview with NBC. “Donald Trump does not actually believe in marijuana reform, but the American people are smart enough to see through his campaign lies.”
Costello’s comments follow Trump’s recent statement that Amendment 3, which would legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older, would be “very good” for Florida. Shortly after, Trump endorsed the Biden administration’s plan to reschedule marijuana and voiced his support for the SAFE Banking Act to enable nationwide marijuana banking.
Harris has supported legalization since 2019 and stated earlier this year, “We need to legalize marijuana.” However, she has not addressed marijuana or marijuana law reform since becoming the Democratic nominee for president. Costello’s comments suggest the Harris campaign intends to break its silence on the issue.
