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titfortat 4y ago
It's actually much too little far too late, we should not be praising any effort that falls short of full federal legalization.
- 9wzYQbTYsAIc 4y ago
  I disagree, I believe that we should reward, positively, the behaviors that we would like to see from the government, such as simple proclamations such as this. edit: tit for tat, as your username promotes
- vlan0 4y ago
  I agree, it's not what we'd like to see. But It does not have to be binary. We must celebrate all wins, no matter how small.
- tssva 4y ago
  The President doesn't have the power to legalize marijuana by proclamation. He has ordered the DEA, FDA and HHS to review the classification of marijuana under the notice and comment rulemaking process defined in the Controlled Substances Act. That is the limit of what he can do under the CSA.
  - infamouscow 4y ago
    These agencies can say cannabis has medical benefits and reschedule it just as easily as they decided to make it schedule I.
    - pvarangot 4y ago
      Weed is scheduled by Congress, the agencies can only add substances to the schedules temporarily for "public health reasons" and there's some weed derived stuff or analogues that have been added that way but marihuana in and of itself is illegal because congress passed a law saying it's illegal: the CSA, 21 U.S. Code § 812 (c) The CSA allows for schedules to be updated and republished annually but agencies can only recommend, the authority to remove something that's scheduled by Congress is only held by Congress.
      - infamouscow 4y ago
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removal_of_cannabis_from_Schedule_I_of_the_Controlled_Substances_Act#Process https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removal_of_cannabis_from_Sched...
        pvarangot 4y ago
        That's wrong, the CSA allows for the executive to temporarily change schedules and only for a matter of safety. The spirit of that part of the law is actually adding more substances and not removing substances that are on the law.
        chatterhead 4y ago
        This is not correct. Schedule 1 drugs require UN approval to downgrade; at least according to treaty. The US Congress can pass a law, but they can't undo a treaty they signed only in-part; else the UN has legal standing to contend their unilateral scheduling.
        infamouscow 4y ago
        Treaties are not permanent, they can be withdrawn or terminated. Also the UN isn't nearly as powerful as you seem to think it is. A substantial amount of the UN's power comes from the USA. Other UN members can pass laws to keep cannabis illegal. There's no reason for the UN to create friction for POTUS on this. But even if there is friction, ask yourself what exactly can the rest of the UN do to stop POTUS. Not many UN member states are in a position to simultaneously care about the UN cannabis treaties and pose sanction threats to the USA.
- aschearer 4y ago
  Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. In a time when one political party's leading candidates deny we hold fair elections this is huge. Would said political party do even this much? Unlikely.

titfortat 4y ago

It's actually much too little far too late, we should not be praising any effort that falls short of full federal legalization.

9wzYQbTYsAIc 4y ago
I disagree, I believe that we should reward, positively, the behaviors that we would like to see from the government, such as simple proclamations such as this. edit: tit for tat, as your username promotes
vlan0 4y ago
I agree, it's not what we'd like to see. But It does not have to be binary. We must celebrate all wins, no matter how small.
tssva 4y ago
The President doesn't have the power to legalize marijuana by proclamation. He has ordered the DEA, FDA and HHS to review the classification of marijuana under the notice and comment rulemaking process defined in the Controlled Substances Act. That is the limit of what he can do under the CSA.
- infamouscow 4y ago
  These agencies can say cannabis has medical benefits and reschedule it just as easily as they decided to make it schedule I.
  - pvarangot 4y ago
    Weed is scheduled by Congress, the agencies can only add substances to the schedules temporarily for "public health reasons" and there's some weed derived stuff or analogues that have been added that way but marihuana in and of itself is illegal because congress passed a law saying it's illegal: the CSA, 21 U.S. Code § 812 (c) The CSA allows for schedules to be updated and republished annually but agencies can only recommend, the authority to remove something that's scheduled by Congress is only held by Congress.
    - infamouscow 4y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removal_of_cannabis_from_Schedule_I_of_the_Controlled_Substances_Act#Process https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removal_of_cannabis_from_Sched...
      - pvarangot 4y ago
        That's wrong, the CSA allows for the executive to temporarily change schedules and only for a matter of safety. The spirit of that part of the law is actually adding more substances and not removing substances that are on the law.
      - chatterhead 4y ago
        This is not correct. Schedule 1 drugs require UN approval to downgrade; at least according to treaty. The US Congress can pass a law, but they can't undo a treaty they signed only in-part; else the UN has legal standing to contend their unilateral scheduling.
        infamouscow 4y ago
        Treaties are not permanent, they can be withdrawn or terminated. Also the UN isn't nearly as powerful as you seem to think it is. A substantial amount of the UN's power comes from the USA. Other UN members can pass laws to keep cannabis illegal. There's no reason for the UN to create friction for POTUS on this. But even if there is friction, ask yourself what exactly can the rest of the UN do to stop POTUS. Not many UN member states are in a position to simultaneously care about the UN cannabis treaties and pose sanction threats to the USA.
aschearer 4y ago
Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. In a time when one political party's leading candidates deny we hold fair elections this is huge. Would said political party do even this much? Unlikely.