Oregon Senator plans to vote in favor of marijuana legalization

In another sign of the changing politics on marijuana legalization, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley told TalkingPointsMemo.com that he plans to vote for the marijuana legalization ballot measure in Oregon.  

“I lean in support of it,” the Democratic senator told TPM in an interview on Wednesday.

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A vote for it would make Merkley the first U.S. senator to support making marijuana legal in his state.

 

Merkley didn’t point to a time when he came around to the view that pot should be legal, saying it has not been an issue in his reelection bid. He’s in good shape to win, according to recent polls.