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Don't worry, Biden said he'll "look into" decriminalization during the primary, I'm sure it'll happen any day now...
I mean, Biden requested that HHS conduct this review so that they can reschedule cannabis under the existing laws, which is about the best that the executive branch can do on its own. This is part of what decriminalization looks like when only one branch of the federal government is willing to pursue that goal.
If he tried to skip these reviews, the court would likely overturn his executive orders or his agencies' changes in policy (though the current Supreme Court would likely overturn these things regardless). And he obviously can't sign a law that Congress has not passed, so we're left with slow-moving bureaucracy.
Which isn't decriminalization...
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If you're right (which you're not) then absolutely best case scenario that makes this just one of multiple times he misrepresented what he could/would do in order to get votes.
No idea why you're talking about passing laws tho. No law would need to be passed to decriminalize on a federal level.
No, @nelly_man is correct. They've laid out exactly what the executive is capable of doing under the current circumstances. Just because you don't like their educated answer, that doesn't give you the right to lie and be a jerk.
I think you're making more of this than is necessary. It seems to me that he's been pretty clear (well, for a guy who is famously not the best speaker...) on his intent to reassess how the federal government classifies cannabis based on the results of scientific studies and HHS recommendations like the one announced today. Here's an article from January 17th, 2020 which says basically that.
At the same time, PolitiFact's promise tracker argues that Biden is mostly on track for his promise to work towards decriminalization based on his mass federal pardons for simple possession of cannabis.
I'm pro cannabis and I would like to see it legalized or decriminalized world wide. It's good that you have high standards, but I think you're coming across like someone who is simply unwilling to give credit where credit is due when it comes to the fact that Biden has done more for cannabis decriminalization than any president in 50 years. This review simply would not have happened had the current administration not called for it, which is part of the reason why it has been wrongly scheduled as a "schedule 1" narcotic for half a century.
The war on cannabis isn't over, but federally rescheduling it down 2 levels is a significant victory for the cause and, in my opinion, deserves at least some credit or praise.
Actually, he used to be an amazing public speaker...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_1988_presidential_campaign#Status_among_candidates
He had a stutter as a small child, but overcame it long before he entered politics.
Like lots of people who overcame childhood stutters, he got really good at public speaking as an adult.
But those people don't do it naturally, it takes a lot of thought and a quick mind. When they start to get old, normal every day mental degradation hits them harder than most
So if youve only experienced Biden after he was 60, sure, I guess you would think he's always been shitty at it. The truth is, he's 80 fucking years old and obviously that's having an effect on him. And maybe we shouldn't be putting geriatric people in charge of the entire country.
Unfortunately this country has a short memory, most people don't remember all the lies that torpedoed his first election and made him wait 40 some years before trying to be president again.
I'm sure it'll happen just after he gets re-elected but only if Dems get both houses of Congress.
At least that's what they say every election.