Just so everyone knows, the DEA is actively reviewing a report from the Department of Health and Human services where they recommended to reschedule weed to a schedule 3. Biden had directed HHS to research to see if it should be rescheduled, so while biden hasn't unilaterally legalized weed (something that would quickly be challenged in court since presidents don't usually have unilateral power for most things), he has definitely been pushing it not be schedule 1. Which, while not legalization, would be a huge step for not just the industry but for all the medical patients out there who have had their doctors refuse to treat them because they use weed for pain.
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I barely touched weed my whole life until I got medical access ~5 years ago. I was also never a big drinker or user of other recreational substances.
The stuff helps me so much that I use my vape or edibles almost every single day. That plus the margin of safety makes it downright cruel in my eyes that it’s prohibited in so many places.
But I guess given the racist motives of the anti-marijuana push 40 years ago, maybe the cruelty was the point.
“Quick, our ‘blood for the blood god but we’re sad in public’ approach isn’t working on the youth vote - what do my fellow kids want?”
Multiple Democratic supermajorities, several unified governments, and a president who admitted to being a past user. It’s not a priority for the DNC, even as the general population (including the right) year by year more and more wants legalization.
Until big ag and big pharmaceutical want it, it will remain illegal
I know, let's try to ban the most popular social network among the youth!
Multiple Democratic supermajorities?
Jesse what the fuck are you talking about?
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Multiple democratic supermajorities? There hasn't been a democratic super majority since Ted Kennedy died in August of 2009. Which was before anyone had even legalized for recreational use. I'm not saying the DNC hasn't been dragging its feet, but they have not had a super majority to just do it themselves unilaterally.
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zzzz Wake me up when they actually do something
This is so cheap. They want the credit for fixing something without the effort of getting it done
If it happens, it will almost certainly be around oct. No use blowing such a popular move in the middle of an election year.
Big IF. Talk is cheap.
If democrats can't get this done ahead of the election it will be criminally negligent
They've had 4 years, it's already negligent
Donald Trump came into office and had both Houses.
Never even mentioned weed, unless it was to talk about how users should be executed.
But I'm sure he'll change next time
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Or they felt confident that they would get a free win, and delayed it until the election news cycle. It's likely a bit of both.
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