___WHAT'S HAPPENINGJohnson made a late entry as a Libertarian into the Senate race against first-term Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich and Republican political newcomer Mick Rich. The state Republican Party is accusing Johnson of ensuring a Democratic victory by dividing fiscal conservatives. A Libertarian has never served in Congress and Johnson wants to prove that a third-party politician can make the Senate more productive. Political opponents say the stakes are high for the nation if Johnson were to succeed in tipping the Senate's partisan balance. Johnson wants a say in what comes next if the federal government decriminalizes marijuana, envisioning a system of pardons for prior convictions and changes to workplace drug testing.

Source: Economic Times September 27, 2018 04:30 UTC