Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders became the third senator to sign on as a co-sponsor of Booker’s Marijuana Justice Act on Thursday, joining Oregon’s Ron Wyden and New York’s Kirsten Gillibrand.
One of Sen. Cory Booker’s potential rivals for the 2020 presidential nomination is backing his bid to legalize marijuana on the federal level.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders became the third senator to sign on as a co-sponsor of Booker’s Marijuana Justice Act on Thursday, joining Oregon’s Ron Wyden and New York’s Kirsten Gillibrand.
Booker and Sanders are both considered among the top contenders to become the Democrats’ presidential nominee in two years.
Sanders announced his support in a live video on Facebook with Booker, saying the federal government needs to “fundamentally rethink our attitude toward marijuana.”