While he won’t…
He does believe it should stay as it is…
A state issue for action….
Former Vice President Joe Biden defended his reasoning to not legalize marijuana on a federal level if elected president, saying there is not “enough evidence” as to “whether or not it is a gateway drug.”
Speaking at a town hall in Las Vegas on Saturday, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate said whether the U.S. should legalize cannabis on a federal level is still up for debate as far as he is concerned.
“The truth of the matter is, there’s not nearly been enough evidence that has been acquired as to whether or not it is a gateway drug,” Biden said, according to Business Insider. “It’s a debate, and I want a lot more before I legalize it nationally. I want to make sure we know a lot more about the science behind it.”
Biden, as he has throughout his time on the campaign trail, said he supports medical marijuana and insisted possession of the substance “should not be a crime.”
But he also said Saturday that he thinks the decision to legalize marijuana should be left up to individual states….
*Update….
…Biden said marijuana should be “totally decriminalized,” and that anyone convicted for using the drug should have their criminal record “wiped totally clean, completely clean.”…
image…theguardian
This train has left the station.
Marijuana legalization is spreading and now has well over 60% support in the country as a whole.
Even conservative states like SC are increasingly lax in enforcing marijuana laws ,particularly as it relates to individual possession .
So the states are handling this ….
No need for the feds?
Update….
For the second time this year, top Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey pulled the plug on legislation to legalize cannabis sales for recreational use, killing any likelihood Gov. Phil Murphy will deliver on a key campaign promise before 2021.
Instead, legislative leaders introduced a resolution Monday that would put a recreational use question on the November 2020 ballot. The resolution would need to pass both houses of the state Legislature by three-fifths majorities in one year or by simple majorities in consecutive years to make it onto the ballot….
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The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Tuesday that he’s optimistic about the prospects for getting his comprehensive marijuana legalization bill out of committee and onto the floor by the end of this Congress…
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(Anybody think this has a chance in the US Senate?)
Joe Biden has changed his mind….
Marijuana is NOT a ‘gateway drug’ he NOW says….
What happened to have him clarify his views?
Hmmmm?
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…Biden said marijuana should be “totally decriminalized,” and that anyone convicted for using the drug should have their criminal record “wiped totally clean, completely clean.”…
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We’ll see if the Senate Majority Leader has the votes for this…But he does go on the record…
Schumer Will Hold Vote on Legalizing Pot
Politico: “President Joe Biden has been a conspicuous outlier among Democrats when it comes to supporting marijuana legalization. But Schumer said Biden’s reticence won’t deter the Senate from taking aggressive action to loosen federal restrictions.”
Said Schumer: “I want to make my arguments to him, as many other advocates will. But at some point we’re going to move forward, period.”