Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said on Wednesday that access to medical marijuana for patients should be prioritized amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Asked about reported shortages of cannabis at dispensaries in his home state of New Jersey, Booker said “I’m one of the leaders on lifting the federal restrictions on marijuana usage” in the Senate and “I’ve been pushing for it in the state.”
While the former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate then said that “of all the things I’m concerned with right now, access to marijuana is not one of them” he quickly pivoted to clarify that is true “except for to the extent that it is something that people need for their health and wellbeing like all prescription drugs.”
“Again, we have a lot to do in New Jersey to visit upon this issue, but for people that need it for their post-traumatic stress, for the seizures that they may have, for serious medical conditions, I’m hoping we prioritize those people so they can get the medicine they need,” Booker said.