return2ozma@lemmy.world to Trees@lemmy.world · 1 month agoDemocrats Make Last Plea to Biden to Change Marijuana Law Before Trumpnewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down13cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkDemocrats Make Last Plea to Biden to Change Marijuana Law Before Trumpnewrepublic.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Trees@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squaresanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down3·1 month agoHe doesn’t have a chance to do anything because he is the president, not a majority of congress.
minus-squaresparky@lemmy.federate.cc@lemmy.federate.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·1 month 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-up4·1 month 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.