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February 1, 2021 03:59 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/1/22243311/democrats-biden-marijuana-policy-reschedule-drug
Will Democrats keep their promise to decriminalize marijuana?
Just a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable for a major political party to call for decriminalizing marijuana — but in 2020, the Democrats did just that. Approved in August, the platform called for decriminalizing and rescheduling marijuana through executive action, with support for legalizing medical marijuana and expunging past criminal convictions for cannabis-related offenses all on the table.
“Democrats believe no one should be in prison solely because they use drugs,” the platform states. “Democrats will decriminalize marijuana use and reschedule it through executive action on the federal level.”
A lot has changed since August, and the first few weeks of the Biden administration have been consumed with trillion-dollar...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/1/22243311/democrats-biden-marijuana-policy-reschedule-drug
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