But then you have this, where republicans were fighting back against Biden’s push to reschedule marijuana from schedule 1 to schedule 3
They wanted marijuana to stay where it was at schedule 1, the same category as heroin, and higher up than fentanyl and meth. It’s just ridiculous
Republicans are making a last push against the finalization of the Biden administration’s move to reschedule marijuana, despite advocates saying the fight isn’t worth the effort. The White House in…
thehill.com
“Despite all the pushback, rescheduling to Schedule III still makes the manufacturing, distribution, dispensing and possession of marijuana prohibited under the CSA.
Subsequently, advocates of marijuana reform have continued to characterize the proposed rule as largely symbolic, apart from some potential tax benefits that marijuana businesses could take advantage of after rescheduling is completed
Cat Packer, director of drug markets and legal regulation at the Drug Policy Alliance, called rescheduling a “lateral move.”
“There are folks who have said it’s decriminalization, but I disagree, in part, because the way that the Controlled Substances Act is set up,” Packer said. “’There’s no change to criminalization. So, there’s a means by which the government can continue criminalization while just simultaneously, for the first time, acknowledging that there’s currently accepted medical use.”
You gotta read the whole story and understand what you’re even talking about. They’re not going to they were never going to let people out jail. And the government will still be involved with the way you get and use marijuana. Just like with tobacco.. Biden couldn’t even keep his promise halfway. Because he never planned to.
reason.com
