After Locking Up 1000s For Weed Possession, Kamala Harris promised to end federal marijuana prohibition

In addition to money, Harris also promised to throw marijuana at black men. In 2020, then-Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard famously used Harris' record of mass incarceration of marijuana users as part of a withering, 45-second verbal assault that single-handedly ended the Harris 2020 campaign before it even reached the Iowa caucuses, saying "She put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations and then laughed about it when she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana." 

Knowing her reputation as "Kamala the Cop" continues to be a major liability for her among blacks, Harris on Monday promised to not only end federal marijuana prohibition, but to help black men thrive in the marijuana business. "[Harris] will also fight to ensure that as the national cannabis industry takes shape, Black men—who have, for years, been overpoliced for marijuana use—are able to access wealth and jobs in this new market," the campaign said, opting not to acknowledge that Harris was herself an enthusiastic "over-policer."