return2ozma@lemmy.world to Trees@lemmy.world · 2 days agoDemocrats Make Last Plea to Biden to Change Marijuana Law Before Trumpnewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squaresanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·2 days agoHe doesn’t have a chance to do anything because he is the president, not a majority of congress.
minus-square[email protected]@lemmy.federate.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·21 hours agoHe could blanket pardon marijuana offenders and direct the DEA to reschedule marijuana, or deschedule it altogether. He has the authority to do both.
minus-squaresanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·21 hours agoPresidential pardons apply only to federal crimes, and he does not have the power to deschedule anything. He has the power to ask the dea to request the scheduling be reconsidered.
He doesn’t have a chance to do anything because he is the president, not a majority of congress.
He could blanket pardon marijuana offenders and direct the DEA to reschedule marijuana, or deschedule it altogether. He has the authority to do both.
Presidential pardons apply only to federal crimes, and he does not have the power to deschedule anything. He has the power to ask the dea to request the scheduling be reconsidered.