John,

Four years ago, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told a reporter that he opposed legalizing recreational marijuana because it’s “a gateway drug.”

Last week, New York officially legalized recreational marijuana and expunged prior convictions, proving that one no matter how powerful a politician is, one person cannot stop the will of the American people if we refuse to take no for an answer.

Now, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to soon introduce legislation in the U.S. Senate to federally decriminalize marijuana, a critical step before federal legalization.

But President Biden opposes legalization — according to Bernie Sanders’ former campaign manager, Joe Biden is personally responsible for excluding the legalization of recreational marijuana from the 2021 Democratic Party platform.

John, it's time for President Biden to stop standing against the extremely popular idea of legalizing marijuana in the United States. If you agree, will you sign our petition calling on President Biden to support the legalization of recreational marijuana?

Years of sustained pressure from grassroots organizers and activists has brought us to this moment — New York is the 15th state to legalize recreational marijuana, with medical use legal in 36 states.

That follows Our Revolution's support of successful ballot measures to legalize marijuana in New Jersey, Arizona, and Montana last year.

Marijuana prohibition in the United States was born from and is fueled by systemic racism, and it has ruined countless lives — disproportionately, Black and Brown lives. In addition to ending marijuana prohibition throughout the country, we must expunge all marijuana convictions and work to repair the incalculable damage done by the war on drugs.

As Bernie Sanders said recently, it’s absurd and idiotic:

Do you agree with Bernie that marijuana should be legal across the United States and that we should expunge all marijuana-related convictions? Then click here to join Our Revolution in pressuring President Biden to support federally legalizing recreational marijuana this year:

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