As the Democratic Party gears up for its next debate on June 30 and 31 in Detroit, the presidential candidates have been preparing and adjusting their messages in recent weeks in order to try to win over the state’s voters.
As the former state attorney general, Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) once opposed the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes. On July 23, she and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) introduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, which would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level.