Ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, these five politicians have thrown their support behind weed.

A hot-button topic for the 2018 midterm elections — set for November 6, now seven months away — looks to be repeat from previous elections, that of marijuana legalization by state.

Marijuana legalization is shaping up to be a talked-about issue again because support for the idea is higher than ever: In of January, a Pew Research poll found that 61 percent of Americans thought that the use of the substance should be legalized.

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Sarah Sloat ~ Inverse.com ~