Las Vegas, NV: United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has gone from opposing to supporting the therapeutic use of cannabis.
Speaking with The Las Vegas Sun newspaper, Reid said that he has changed his opinion in regards to the legalization of medicinal cannabis. "If you’d asked me this question a dozen years ago, it would have been easy to answer. I would have said no, because (marijuana) leads to other stuff," Reid said. "But I can’t say that anymore. … I think that there’s some medical reasons for marijuana."
Regarding the public policies regarding the broader use of cannabis, Reid acknowledged, "[W]e waste a lot of time and law enforcement going after these guys that are smoking marijuana."
Despite 20 states and the District of Columbia having legalized medical marijuana, no legislation addressing the issue has even been introduced in the US Senate.
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