▲ 516 ▼ US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say (apnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by Wilshire@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 125 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think he's just panicking about Trump actually standing a chance and actually doing something to claw back votes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's definitely part of it, but I think this is also about locking in marijuana illegality as long as they possibly can. Schedule I was never going to last, but they're hoping this will kill the political momentum for just descheduling it altogether so cops can keep using it as an excuse to harass people they don't like. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago I'm reminded of how Democrats said they would keep fighting for the public option and then didn't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's definitely part of it, but I think this is also about locking in marijuana illegality as long as they possibly can. Schedule I was never going to last, but they're hoping this will kill the political momentum for just descheduling it altogether so cops can keep using it as an excuse to harass people they don't like. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago I'm reminded of how Democrats said they would keep fighting for the public option and then didn't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago I'm reminded of how Democrats said they would keep fighting for the public option and then didn't. permalink fedilink source parent