{"id":4869,"date":"2015-10-14T20:18:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cannitrol.com\/\/bernie-sanders-says-people-are-getting-prison-sentences-for-smoking-marijuana-politifact\/"},"modified":"2015-10-14T20:18:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T20:18:00","slug":"bernie-sanders-says-people-are-getting-prison-sentences-for-smoking-marijuana-politifact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/bernie-sanders-says-people-are-getting-prison-sentences-for-smoking-marijuana-politifact\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders says people are getting prison sentences for smoking marijuana &#8211; PolitiFact"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/bernie-sanders-says-people-are-getting-prison-sentences-for-smoking-marijuana-politifact\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNGYaVha5OclJ28sZmeaK-PehOiN0Q&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.politifact.com\/truth-o-meter\/statements\/2015\/oct\/14\/bernie-s\/bernie-sanders-says-people-are-getting-prison-sent\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/t1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTdZQoymB0q7AyKw4DmxXc231DsEiWouYuVcSHj9DF8ggPCqU5AYWKKNlWzfZG1cxgk6pHpJTIu\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"><br \/><font size=\"-2\">PolitiFact<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"j\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0.8em;\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNGYaVha5OclJ28sZmeaK-PehOiN0Q&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.politifact.com\/truth-o-meter\/statements\/2015\/oct\/14\/bernie-s\/bernie-sanders-says-people-are-getting-prison-sent\/\"><b>Bernie Sanders says people are getting prison sentences for <b>smoking marijuana<\/b><\/b><\/a><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><b><font color=\"#6f6f6f\">PolitiFact<\/font><\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\">A moment later, Sanders&#39; rival for the nomination, Hillary Clinton, provided rhetorical support for Sanders&#39; claim, saying, &quot;I agree completely with the idea that we have got to <b>stop<\/b> imprisoning people who use <b>marijuana<\/b>.&quot; But is it true that, as <b>&#8230;<\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHN10Sg8S7mdd2keGtm32Gn2izaTg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/chris-weigant\/taking-marijuana-reform-s_b_8297992.html\">Taking <b>Marijuana<\/b> Reform Seriously<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Huffington Post<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNFv3RjM2WXCwXWAjOhBgKAWB1lpJg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.villagevoice.com\/news\/is-new-york-behind-the-democratic-presidential-candidates-on-pot-7787955\">Is New York Behind the Democratic Presidential Candidates on <b>Pot<\/b>?<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Village Voice<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNGU5XpFdH7a1k3MwBKkSetNBsJXQQ&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=https:\/\/reason.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/14\/bernie-sanders-suddenly-becomes-pot-frie\">Sanders Suddenly Becomes <b>Pot<\/b>-Friendliest Major-Party Candidate<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Reason (blog)<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\" class=\"p\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNGVAK4lnwqiP5hmtWUqSkk4LtYHeA&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/headlines\/sanders-clinton-and-others-call-for-shorter-drug-sentences-more-c\"><nobr>Leafly<\/nobr><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNFgUq3lGMdGlZoVv_PkcdYW6a3j0w&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=http:\/\/blog.sfgate.com\/smellthetruth\/2015\/10\/14\/bernie-sanders-says-legalize-it-2016-becomes-pot-election\/\"><nobr>SFGate (blog)<\/nobr><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTTBx0Kk7VOEafyfq1w523j04a4g&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/evanmcsan\/marijuana-advocates-expect-big-things-from-bernie-sanders-af\"><nobr>BuzzFeed News<\/nobr><\/a><\/font><br \/><font class=\"p\" size=\"-1\"><a class=\"p\" href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/more?ncl=dy2_-Sap7NpGpTMDIMYroS3mqsKsM&amp;authuser=0&amp;ned=us\"><nobr><b>all 49 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;<\/b><\/nobr><\/a><\/font><\/div>\n<p><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"80\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNGYaVha5OclJ28sZmeaK-PehOiN0Q&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.politifact.com\/truth-o-meter\/statements\/2015\/oct\/14\/bernie-s\/bernie-sanders-says-people-are-getting-prison-sent\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/t1.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTdZQoymB0q7AyKw4DmxXc231DsEiWouYuVcSHj9DF8ggPCqU5AYWKKNlWzfZG1cxgk6pHpJTIu\" alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\"><br \/><font size=\"-2\">PolitiFact<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" class=\"j\"><font style=\"font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:0.8em;\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lh\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNGYaVha5OclJ28sZmeaK-PehOiN0Q&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.politifact.com\/truth-o-meter\/statements\/2015\/oct\/14\/bernie-s\/bernie-sanders-says-people-are-getting-prison-sent\/\"><b>Bernie Sanders says people are getting prison sentences for <b>smoking marijuana<\/b><\/b><\/a><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><b><font color=\"#6f6f6f\">PolitiFact<\/font><\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\">A moment later, Sanders&#39; rival for the nomination, Hillary Clinton, provided rhetorical support for Sanders&#39; claim, saying, &quot;I agree completely with the idea that we have got to <b>stop<\/b> imprisoning people who use <b>marijuana<\/b>.&quot; But is it true that, as <b>&#8230;<\/b><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHN10Sg8S7mdd2keGtm32Gn2izaTg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/chris-weigant\/taking-marijuana-reform-s_b_8297992.html\">Taking <b>Marijuana<\/b> Reform Seriously<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Huffington Post<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNFv3RjM2WXCwXWAjOhBgKAWB1lpJg&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.villagevoice.com\/news\/is-new-york-behind-the-democratic-presidential-candidates-on-pot-7787955\">Is New York Behind the Democratic Presidential Candidates on <b>Pot<\/b>?<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Village Voice<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNGU5XpFdH7a1k3MwBKkSetNBsJXQQ&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=https:\/\/reason.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/14\/bernie-sanders-suddenly-becomes-pot-frie\">Sanders Suddenly Becomes <b>Pot<\/b>-Friendliest Major-Party Candidate<\/a><font size=\"-1\" color=\"#6f6f6f\"><nobr>Reason (blog)<\/nobr><\/font><\/font><br \/><font size=\"-1\" class=\"p\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNGVAK4lnwqiP5hmtWUqSkk4LtYHeA&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=https:\/\/www.leafly.com\/news\/headlines\/sanders-clinton-and-others-call-for-shorter-drug-sentences-more-c\"><nobr>Leafly<\/nobr><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNFgUq3lGMdGlZoVv_PkcdYW6a3j0w&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=http:\/\/blog.sfgate.com\/smellthetruth\/2015\/10\/14\/bernie-sanders-says-legalize-it-2016-becomes-pot-election\/\"><nobr>SFGate (blog)<\/nobr><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;ct2=us&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTTBx0Kk7VOEafyfq1w523j04a4g&amp;clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&amp;cid=52778970308274&amp;ei=9LMfVsjHCtqv3AHX95rABw&amp;url=http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/evanmcsan\/marijuana-advocates-expect-big-things-from-bernie-sanders-af\"><nobr>BuzzFeed News<\/nobr><\/a><\/font><br \/><font class=\"p\" size=\"-1\"><a class=\"p\" href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/more?ncl=dy2_-Sap7NpGpTMDIMYroS3mqsKsM&amp;authuser=0&amp;ned=us\"><nobr><b>all 49 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;<\/b><\/nobr><\/a><\/font><\/div>\n<p><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,1,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4869"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4869\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}