Joe Biden looks on as Kamala Harris speaks behind a lectern at the White House.
Vice President Kamala Harris has long held more progressive views on marijuana legalization than President Joe Biden.
  • Kamala Harris suggested on a podcast that she'd go further than Joe Biden on marijuana legalization.
  • In the podcast episode, released Monday, Harris emphasized that it was "not a new position" for her.
  • But it was the first time since launching her presidential run that she affirmed her support.

For the first time since launching her presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris affirmed her support for legalizing marijuana at the federal level.