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Biden will pardon federal marijuana offenses. What will the states do?
Biden's decisions could affect some midterm congressional elections. But most of the action over legalizing marijuana remains in the states. Here's why. - How Biden's move could affect the 2022 midterm elections In the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, Biden espoused some of the most conservative views on marijuana compared to those of his party rivals.
Biden will pardon federal marijuana offenses. What will the states do?
The Washington Post @washingtonpost · Oct 13, 2022 President Biden made major news last week when he announced that he will use his pardon power to grant clemency to people convicted of federal crimes for possessing marijuana. No one is currently in federal prison for possessing marijuana. But Biden’s move will clear the record of over 6,000 people convicted previously of possession and possibly thousands more in the District of Columbia.
Biden will pardon federal marijuana offenses. What will the states do?
President Biden made major news last week when he announced that he will use his pardon power to grant clemency to people convicted of federal crimes for possessing marijuana. No one is currently in federal prison for possessing marijuana. But Biden's move will clear the record of over 6,000 people convicted previously of possession and possibly thousands more in the District of Columbia.
Analysis: Has the U.S. reached a ‘tipping point’ in marijuana legalization?
Has the U.S. reached the “tipping point” in marijuana legalization? That’s what one CNN commentator said happened last month when, on June 26, Oklahoma adopted medical marijuana through a ballot initiative — making it the 30th state to do so. It’s true that a lot was unusual about the Oklahoma initiative.
Analysis | Has the U.S. reached a ‘tipping point’ in marijuana legalization?
Has the U.S. reached the “tipping point” in marijuana legalization? That’s what one CNN commentator said happened last month when, on June 26, Oklahoma adopted medical marijuana through a ballot initiative — making it the 30th state to do so, as you can see in the figure below. It’s true that a lot was unusual about the Oklahoma initiative.
Why it will be difficult for Jeff Sessions to put the genie back into the bottle on marijuana policy
Last week, the US Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, announced that he would be revoking Obama-era Department of Justice guidance which left the enforcement of marijuana policy to the states by giving prosecutors more discretion to pursue marijuana cases. A. Lee Hannah and Daniel J. Mallinson write that Sessions’ policy about-face draws opposition from many of those in his own party, state US attorneys, interest groups, and state legislatures.
Climate confusion among U.S. teachers
Although more than 95% of active climate scientists attribute recent global warming to human causes (1, 2) and most of the general public accepts that climate change is occurring, only about half of U.S. adults believe that human activity is the predominant cause (3), which is the lowest among 20 nations polled in 2014 (4).
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