# How will Presidential candidates affect marijuana legalization?

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**Created:** [March 9, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-presidential-candidates-affect-marijuana-legalization/748464 "2016-03-09T20:15:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Inbred\_Mm\_domesticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/aca169/32.png) [@Inbred\_Mm\_domesticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inbred_Mm_domesticus)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-presidential-candidates-affect-marijuana-legalization/748464/1 "2016-03-09T20:15:43Z")

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I assume the question of marijuana legalization/decriminalization will be on the ballot in 2016 for several states. How will the mere presence of each candidate affect the likelihood these changes will be accepted?

A question that immediately came to mind by reading this thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=786368](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=786368)