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Cannabis reform? It's the right time for full federal legalization to help economy and people

Jul 01, 2021 View Original Article
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    -2% Center

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  • Policy Leaning

    6% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -37% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : For years, cannabis has delivered a strong track record of creating jobs, tax revenue, and restorative justice in communities disproportionately affected by the War on Drugs.
54% : Even obstinate opponents of cannabis cannot deny the industry's profoundly positive impact on the U.S. economy, having employed 321,000 Americans in 2021, and generating more than $3 billion in tax revenue in 2020 alone.
38% : Here's what you need to know about the future of marijuana legalization in the United States, from its racist beginnings to today.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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