OP doesn’t seem to have any knowledge of the history here, doesn’t live in the US, doesn’t seem to understand how the legal system works or the differences between federal and state law, etc, etc, etc.
Yeah… There’s a whole bunch of people who seem to presume to know a lot more than op, and are in reality just a pot calling a kettle black.
While in most cases the executive is unable to implement or redact laws due to the separations of powers, this does not apply to cannabis. The legality of controlled substances were enacted by Congress, but the classification and scheduling of drugs is the purview of the executive via the FDA.
The steps to rescheduling cannabis have already been completed, with an official recommendation being to more accurately reschedule cannabis.
The only thing left is for the head of the FDA, a person Biden appointed, and who has previously advocated for rescheduling to be given the green light.
Biden could reschedule cannabis tomorrow if he wanted, but he’s always been conservative about drugs, and is one of the architects of the modern war on drugs. I still think it’s going to happen, but under political duress and due to necessity, rather than any meaningful change of heart.
Biden can’t change state laws or convictions though.
There are several very different things being mucked about it into one completely misleading and inaccurate mess, making this entire post and a huge amount of the comments just a bunch of nonsense.
Nobody is asking him to change state laws. We’re asking him to change the schedule status of marijuana so he can reduce the amount of resistance posed in legalizing marijuana. Something that is well within his control.
Didn’t he pardon a bunch of people?
Yes.
OP doesn’t seem to have any knowledge of the history here, doesn’t live in the US, doesn’t seem to understand how the legal system works or the differences between federal and state law, etc, etc, etc.
So, take that as you will.
Yeah… There’s a whole bunch of people who seem to presume to know a lot more than op, and are in reality just a pot calling a kettle black.
While in most cases the executive is unable to implement or redact laws due to the separations of powers, this does not apply to cannabis. The legality of controlled substances were enacted by Congress, but the classification and scheduling of drugs is the purview of the executive via the FDA.
The steps to rescheduling cannabis have already been completed, with an official recommendation being to more accurately reschedule cannabis.
The only thing left is for the head of the FDA, a person Biden appointed, and who has previously advocated for rescheduling to be given the green light.
Biden could reschedule cannabis tomorrow if he wanted, but he’s always been conservative about drugs, and is one of the architects of the modern war on drugs. I still think it’s going to happen, but under political duress and due to necessity, rather than any meaningful change of heart.
Biden can’t change state laws or convictions though.
There are several very different things being mucked about it into one completely misleading and inaccurate mess, making this entire post and a huge amount of the comments just a bunch of nonsense.
Nobody is asking him to change state laws. We’re asking him to change the schedule status of marijuana so he can reduce the amount of resistance posed in legalizing marijuana. Something that is well within his control.
Oh goodie, he let a few people off the hook. That’s just great