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Solution: Legalize drugs already.
And tax the fuckers
Weed's legal in CA (don't get me wrong, it should absolutely be legal federally. I actually fully expect Biden to campaign on it).
Any time there's a highly regulated market, there's going to be a black market. The best way to get rid of that is try to decrease the financial overhead said regulations create over time, lowering the incentive for people to buy off the black market. Obviously that's not something that's feasible to do overnight though.
Fucker ran on it last time!
Legalizing marijuana is far too progressive for a conservative like Biden.
They said they expect him to campaign on it, not "fix" it.
I don't expect a thing. He only needs to be better than Trump, again. As an incumbent. Against a literal criminal who tried to overthrow the government.
Lowest bar in history, Jack.
I wish I had your confidence
It was intended as sardonic with overtones of bitter rage. I don't actually know if the bar is low enough
He cares a lot more about winning the white house again than whether weed's legal
Edit: sp
As if the president could waive a wand and make it legal. He pardoned everyone in federal prison on possession.
Caveat: there wasn't actually anyone in prison on possession at the time. Which isn't to say it didn't send a message to supporters of the drug war.
As if that'd be the first time a candidate has campaigned on something they can't actually do