Vice President Kamala Harris is pledging to federally legalize marijuana, ensuring that access to cannabis is “the law of the land.” If elected, she will “break down unjust legal barriers that hold Black men and other Americans back by legalizing marijuana nationally, working with Congress to ensure that the safe cultivation, distribution, and possession of […]
Another election cycle, another useless pledge to legalize marijuana as a push to pander votes. She said this prior to running as Biden’s VP, then did nothing with her time in office.
Similarly, I recall similar propaganda from Trump in 2016 and 2020. Nothing came of that, either.
And yes, it’s tiring being this hopeful and this cynical at the same time.
Did nothing besides kick off the process intentionally designed to take more than 4 years so that two consecutive administrations would have to keep it going…
The big win from schedule 3 is ability for American researchers to study it legally and easily, on-shore. Obviously it doesn’t belong in the list with those other schedule 3s (ketamine and suboxone), but it is gonna be baby steps towards legalization so long as the powerful alcohol and private prison lobbies exist.
My fiancé studies cannabis in Canada, and making it legal didn’t really make it easier to study. Hopefully FDA makes it less of a nightmare than health canada did.
Another election cycle, another useless pledge to legalize marijuana as a push to pander votes. She said this prior to running as Biden’s VP, then did nothing with her time in office.
Similarly, I recall similar propaganda from Trump in 2016 and 2020. Nothing came of that, either.
And yes, it’s tiring being this hopeful and this cynical at the same time.
Did nothing besides kick off the process intentionally designed to take more than 4 years so that two consecutive administrations would have to keep it going…
They already started to get it rescheduled. https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-biden-dea-criminal-justice-pot-f833a8dae6ceb31a8658a5d65832a3b8
Rescheduled from 1 -> 3. Not sure I understand the significance of this change other than to look like doing something without legalizing it.
How did Biden kick off the process that was designed to take more than 4 years? I actually didn’t know anything other than the push to reschedule.
The big win from schedule 3 is ability for American researchers to study it legally and easily, on-shore. Obviously it doesn’t belong in the list with those other schedule 3s (ketamine and suboxone), but it is gonna be baby steps towards legalization so long as the powerful alcohol and private prison lobbies exist.
My fiancé studies cannabis in Canada, and making it legal didn’t really make it easier to study. Hopefully FDA makes it less of a nightmare than health canada did.