11 Democratic senators call on DEA to deschedule marijuana entirely
11 Democratic senators call on DEA to deschedule marijuana entirely
A group of Democratic senators called on the Biden administration Tuesday to completely deschedule marijuana, arguing the White House’s recommendations to the Drug Enforcement Administration …
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What's the over/under on this happening before November?
If election theater motivates this policy and makes this happen then I’m all for it. I wonder what our criminal AG in Texas thinks about all this, considering he’s trying to do the opposite in cities with lax marijuana enforcement.
Even if marijuana was descheduled, it would still be illegal due to Texas state law
I think most states in which it is illegal would remain illegal. Many states would probably update their laws in response to the DEA descheduling it.
Many states have laws based on the federal schedule and don’t specifically name any drugs, so there would be some immediate effects.
If the law only references federal definitions of scheduled drugs, they would need to update their laws before this went into effect or else risk letting the population have legal weed for a short window, which likely would spur voters to try and regain their newly found drug
Right, which is why I bothered to link Texas law, which references by name.
My own state references it by name. I suspect many/most state marijuana laws predate the formation of the DEA but I’m not a historian/lawyer.
Sure texas is covered, but we got a lot of states. A ton are going to need proactive laws or else risk kicking a hornets nest in an election year
Many states would probably update their laws in response to the DEA descheduling it.
Importantly too, they'd have to police it using their own state resources.
Biden does good thing
Idiots: "He's only doing this to get votes!"
Yeah, no shit sherlock, that's the whole point of the system.
People play the lottery too.. so
What's the likelihood a rock from space hits Trump in his diaper?
Much lower considering rescheduling marijuana is a basic government act and not a ridiculously unlikely astronomical event. Also, it would gain Biden a lot of votes.
Also, it would gain Biden a lot of votes.
And send the theocracy into a rage in another dimension, one in which they wouldn't be sure why their hair is falling out
i was under the impression the president could unilaterally just order the DEA to do it as its under the executive. is that true?
As far as I understand it, the DEA has the independence to make the decision themselves and all the president can do is tell them what he wants.
Ya, it really should be legislated. I doubt that's happening before November, though.
Legislated implies Congress passing a law. That of course will not happen before the election, and likely not while Biden is president due to some Republicans being against the idea of legalization and also Republicans not wanting to give Biden nor Democrats a win. DEA resxheduling it is the most likely scenario that should hold up in court especially since Biden followed a process to support the change(asking for another department to review whether it is a dangerous drug, and using their response as evidence for the DEA)
Kind of. It's murky legal waters.
It is, but Biden could be using the bully pulpit to talk about how it should be rescheduled and I think the only reason he hasn't is because he's old and he hasn't been convinced yet that "reefer" is safe.
Oh, I agree, he could be pushing much harder for it.
Depends on if Biden thinks he can get the support he needs by just pretending to look into it some more.