“I certainly think that people used to run away from it, but we just need to accept that there is nothing more inherently damaging about marijuana than legal substances like alcohol or anything else,” Congresswoman Cortez told TMZ.
AOC continued by specifically calling out the War on Drugs, and encouraging cannabis legalization as not only an economic boost and a matter of personal freedom, but also as a social justice cause.
“I’m glad that we’re moving towards a more just position as a party and that we’re moving to legalize marijuana, but not just legalize marijuana, but to really make up for the damages done by the War on Drugs and the people that were unjustly incarcerated by the War on Drugs,” Congresswoman Cortez said.