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AOC: ‘Embarrassing’ for marijuana legalization to be excluded from DNC platform

By Zach Halaschak
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AOC: ‘Embarrassing’ for marijuana legalization to be excluded from DNC platform

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Democrats leaving marijuana legalization out of the party’s platform as “embarrassing.”

The New York Democrat said this week that the Democratic Party is behind the times when it comes to legalizing the drug after the Democratic National Committee delegates voted 105-60 on Monday against its inclusion in the platform.

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