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how can an executive order legalize weed or cancel student debt? you can't just change a law with an executive order, if so then what's the purpose of the legis
by chasd00 5y ago
how can an executive order legalize weed or cancel student debt? you can't just change a law with an executive order, if so then what's the purpose of the legislature?
- sAbakumoff 5y agoHigher Education Act of 1965 allows Biden to cancel the debt, some legal experts say. As for weed, he just need to remove it from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. Keep in mind that this is what Bernie run on, so it is feasible.
- AlexandrB 5y agoUS weed regulation is such a confusing mess. Even if you personally think weed should be illegal, I'm not sure what political benefit there is to keeping it as Schedule I federally. Legalization is clearly popular as many states have either legalized it or are in the process of doing so.
- nradov 5y agoI don't think the President can just change drug scheduling by executive order. Legally changes have to go through an administrative process.
- chasd00 5y agoFurther, even if he could, that doesn't force states to make it legal anyway (as far as i know).
- hirundo 5y agoSee the Cole Memorandum. This was from the DOJ under Obama rather than the president, but similar policies can be made in an executive order. But Biden has been consistently against marijuana legalization. His power to make such changes is greater than his willingness to do so.