This change does not legalize marijuana for recreational use but allows for more research. That’s it. It does nothing as far as legalization goes. Just recognizes there’s medicinal uses.
Lowers criminal penalties too afaik
The reclassification does not lower criminal penalties. It eases medical restrictions.
A broken rapist, racist, treasonous calendar is right once a year (or maybe once a decade).
Its doesn’t undo a decade-long campaign to dismantle the country for profit and power. But it’s nice that he finally did something positive.
Anyways, remember when he said the left would suddenly be against legalizing weed once he supported it, and everyone collectively said “fucking legalize it”?
he isn’t legalizing it:
The move doesn’t legalize marijuana, but the reclassification would allow the FDA to study it for medical purposes.
and, he’s still a wrong calendar:
He also indicated he would not be open to legalizing cannabis for recreational use. “It’s never safe to use powerful controlled substances in a recreational manner,” he said.
i also like the circular logic of saying it’s not safe because it’s a, “controlled substance”…
i also like the circular logic of saying it’s not safe because it’s a, “controlled substance”…
This reminds me of an anti-drug story written on some government website (DEA? ONDCP?) I read years ago about a teenager who was a star athlete and straight-A student but got caught smoking weed and then got expelled and lost a scholarship or some such. I found it quite absurd considering this kid was doing so well “despite” using weed and every single negative aspect they listed was something being imposed by some third party as a form of punishment and had nothing to do with the substance use itself. Their messaging was basically “we’ll ruin your life in order to protect you from yourself” and it makes me sad to think that this shitty ass logic works on so many people.
my medical marijuana doctor told me that jail was so incredibly bad for your health that a mj recommendation was his obligation under the Hippocratic Oath
Oh, I know he’s not legalizing it. Just commenting on how he said he would in the first term.
It is the tiniest step in the right direction to reclassify.
He also indicated he would not be open to legalizing cannabis for recreational use. “It’s never safe to use powerful controlled substances in a recreational manner,” he said.
And 5 steps back.
“He also indicated he would not be open to legalizing cannabis for recreational use.” So I guess this is good but what is it really doing if they are never going to legalize it. Hopefully allows for some more conservative states to have an easier path to medicinal or recreational marijuana.
The executive order doesn’t even reclassify it, as it isn’t a law and thus does not apply to the common person. It only applies to individuals working for the federal executive branch really…
Note just recently he told the federal government to not be lenient or ignore/leave the marijuana charges to the States.
This is all performative showcase. It hasn’t been reclassified yet, it hasn’t been decriminalized, it hasn’t been made legal anywhere.
Grasping at straws to find anything to distract from Epstein.
Hey look! Over there!
Sounds like doctors would probably be able to prescribe nationwide if this happens, right?
Which won’t change anything for most of the US. I think this will only impact Idaho, Wyoming, Kansas, and South Carolina. Everyone else has some sort of legalized availability now.
Glad to see some solid movement on this front!
Epstein files release deadline is tomorrow.
Curious.
Do the people convicted of crimes related to marijuana get their sentences reclassified too?
The legal status has t changed. The only thing this does is recognize medicinal uses to allow for more research. Still illegal federally.
Haha, of course not! That would be too logical and require extra work.
Only if it was white collar weed.
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I don’t know, Trump isn’t very big on pardoning people /s
Even hitles had good laws
