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I would not be surprised to see the Biden administration move to change this. Kamala proposed nationwide legalization last year: https://www.forbes.com/sites/

I would not be surprised to see the Biden administration move to change this. Kamala proposed nationwide legalization last year: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisroberts/2020/08/19/poll-republicans-like-marijuana-legalization-too-even-if-its-kamala-harriss-idea/?sh=fd01557420e4 https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisroberts/2020/08/19/poll-re...

mbg721 6y ago
I was a little surprised that Trump didn't. That seems like an easy beat-the-establishment policy win, or more likely, he'd put the media in the position of having to defend drug laws.
- redisman 6y ago
  He was a 70 year old teetotaler and probably bought into the demon weed paranoia. Ironically so is Biden but dems seem much more willing to move on this based in the states so far
  - throwaway0a5e 6y ago
    It's a tale of two east coast authoritarians who tied themselves to two very different party platforms.
  - scarface74 6y ago
    I don’t believe I’m defending Trump. But he definitely supported state’s rights to legalize weed. https://www.marijuanamoment.net/gop-senator-reveals-what-trump-said-about-jeff-sessionss-anti-marijuana-moves/ https://www.marijuanamoment.net/gop-senator-reveals-what-tru...
    - redisman 6y ago
      That position is the status quo. Doing nothing isn’t that praise worthy
- samatman 6y ago
  Too many Evangelicals in his coalition, unfortunately. And they vote.
- snakeboy 6y ago
  Drug legalization, Snowden/Assange pardon, de-classifying stuff, congressional term limits... For Trump, being anti-establishment was always about catchy slogans "drain the swamp" and irrelevant "own the media" stunts like skipping the White House Correspondents' dinner.
umanwizard 6y ago
Biden does not have the ability to legalize weed. That would require an act of Congress, which would require both parties to agree to it (or at least agree not to filibuster it).
- Clewza313 6y ago
  Legalization is one thing, instructing the DEA to reschedule it (perhaps with some figleaf like a scientific committee to reassess) is another.

mbg721 6y ago

I was a little surprised that Trump didn't. That seems like an easy beat-the-establishment policy win, or more likely, he'd put the media in the position of having to defend drug laws.

redisman 6y ago
He was a 70 year old teetotaler and probably bought into the demon weed paranoia. Ironically so is Biden but dems seem much more willing to move on this based in the states so far
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago
  It's a tale of two east coast authoritarians who tied themselves to two very different party platforms.
- scarface74 6y ago
  I don’t believe I’m defending Trump. But he definitely supported state’s rights to legalize weed. https://www.marijuanamoment.net/gop-senator-reveals-what-trump-said-about-jeff-sessionss-anti-marijuana-moves/ https://www.marijuanamoment.net/gop-senator-reveals-what-tru...
  - redisman 6y ago
    That position is the status quo. Doing nothing isn’t that praise worthy
samatman 6y ago
Too many Evangelicals in his coalition, unfortunately. And they vote.
snakeboy 6y ago
Drug legalization, Snowden/Assange pardon, de-classifying stuff, congressional term limits... For Trump, being anti-establishment was always about catchy slogans "drain the swamp" and irrelevant "own the media" stunts like skipping the White House Correspondents' dinner.

umanwizard 6y ago

Biden does not have the ability to legalize weed. That would require an act of Congress, which would require both parties to agree to it (or at least agree not to filibuster it).

Clewza313 6y ago
Legalization is one thing, instructing the DEA to reschedule it (perhaps with some figleaf like a scientific committee to reassess) is another.