Legal Marijuana: Where The 2016 Presidential Candidates Stand

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul is welcomed before making a speech during a campaign stop at a sports bar in the Cherry Creek area Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Denver. Earlier in the day, Paul made a stop at a cannabis industry convention in downtown Denver to speak to people in the marijuana industry behind closed doors.

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Tuesday night, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky made history in Denver when he became the first presidential candidate to raise money from the legal cannabis industry. That got us thinking: Where do the other candidates stand on legal marijuana in Colorado?  For the moment, few of them have staked out hard and fast positions on the issue, but many have signaled opinions in comments and past legislative work. Recent candidate visits to the Western Conservative Summit in Denver also uncapped a few specific quotes about Colorado's legal marijuana industry. Here's what we know so far:...

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