Legalize / Regulate/ Tax it in all 50 states and expunged people records for related offenses.

Of all the issues to take on. I think Muslims are even more extreme, traditionally, in their anti-drug, anti-pot views than other religions. '

Could be strategic. If she's lost the paranoid old white votes, she's looking to make it up in the youth vote.

A lot of Somali Muslims don’t like alcohol or marijuana, but they do enjoy consuming khat.

In the words of my ex-fiancée (A Somali Muslim woman), “It’s a drug, we don’t call it a drug, but it’s a drug.”

never heard of khat - had to google it
is coffee / tea "out" or is that ok?

I had it when I was briefly in Ethiopia. It didn't do much, and I didn't enjoy the process of keeping it in my mouth, but it is abundant in that area (like coca in the Andean region) and I can totally understand why people use it.

Smart. No Republican can stand on the same side of an issue as this woman and expect to get elected.

The end goal here is to legalize, we're going to need republicans to be on board with that.

I've read not too long ago a republican candidate (I wish I could remember the name or article) was claiming to be in favor of legalizing. Maybe I'm cynical but my first thought was he was lying to peel away votes from any liberal.

my first reaction was the same - but otoh, it's getting pretty darn popular
my other thought is the more it's verbalized, the even more support there will be

I agree.

Marijuana is far less harmful than alcohol.

. . .Choosing a sensible position that makes economic sense and supports justice, but if more people smoked pot, they might just chill out about her.

i agree with Rep Omar - release the prisoners prosecuted for pot possession & expunge their records.

If someone commits a crime that is rooted in a drug problem, then they should put into well funded, capable, and legitimate treatment programs to treat their drug issues. Also, funding support programs for people as they transition out of treatment. Should also do something about how these offenses are reported, or better yet, or make it so they don't show up on criminal background reports. Often times people are put in situations where their record precludes them from finding employment and even housing. Which then forces them into situations and environments that are completely counter productive to sobriety and living on the up and up. Of course this won't get rid of the need for prisons and traditional incarceration for those who simply refuse to do their part, but it would save a lot of wasted lives that are willing and capable of fixing themselves with the right support.

I know some places here in the US have this more proactive approach, but from what I've seen they are often under funded and sometimes not run with the most honest intent.