Posted on 09/15/2023 2:25:36 PM PDT by packagingguy
The White House is promoting President Joe Biden’s mass marijuana pardon and scheduling review directive as part of a “Fight for Our Freedom” campaign meant to “mobilize young people” as next year’s election approaches.
A factsheet about the campaign that the administration published on Thursday contains a section dedicated to the president’s cannabis reform actions from late last year titled, “Addressing a Failed Approach to Marijuana.”
“The criminalization of marijuana possession has upended too many lives—for conduct that is now legal in many states,” it says. “While white, Black and brown people use marijuana at similar rates, Black and brown people are more likely to be in jail for it.”
The youth outreach campaign will involve a college tour featuring Vice President Kamala Harris that begins at Hampton College on Thursday. The vice president will visit a total of seven colleges across the country over the next month, though its unclear if she will explicitly tout the administration’s cannabis reform actions on campuses...
“The president announced a full, unconditional, and categorical pardon for prior federal and DC simple marijuana possession offenses,” it says. “This pardon lifts barriers to housing, employment, and educational opportunities for thousands of people with prior convictions under federal and D.C. law for simple marijuana possession.”
(Excerpt) Read more at marijuanamoment.net ...
Now Joe is going after the stoner vote.
I’m sure he’ll throw in some Mtn Dew and solidify Idiocracy as their game plan, like we knew they’d try.
That was the mantra for the climate cr**.
How many FEDERAL Simple Possession convictions have there been in last 20 years?
Uh, none?
“All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives...”
First of all it is a myth that anyone is in federal prison for smoking a joint. Federal prosecutors have never had time or inclination to go after college kids or anyone else for simple passion of pot. If the conviction says Poseidon of a small amount of pot you can bet your bottom dollar it was part of a plea deal. So basically Biden is going to be pardoning drug dealers because he wants the drug dealer vote and maybe some drug money for his campaign,
Joe Biden’s mass marijuana pardon
Cartels open border open for business.
“The number of federal offenders sentenced for simple possession of marijuana is relatively small and has been declining steadily from 2,172 in fiscal year 2014 to only 145 in fiscal year 2021.”
via Google
“BBC
https://www.bbc.com › world-us-canada-63166964
Oct 7, 2022 — No-one is currently in federal prison solely for possession of marijuana. Most convictions occur at state level.”
via Google
So cigarettes bad, soft drinks bad, marihuana good.
Got it.
He should focus and learn what his liberal BS did to his own family. How dare a man who has two children who are drug addicts attempt to indoctrinate our kids. MISERY LOVES COMOANY.
That’s what I thought. Looked around the internet for a story about it but couldn’t find one. Thanks for the link.
Much ado about not much. Feds need to end their unconstitutional involvement in within-state marijuana policy.
Too late for this. Changes nothing in states that already allow MJ use for various reasons.
The attempt to use this a a “wedge” issue, in their hopes like abortion, doesn’t seem to be a very good strategy.
Spending a lot of time and money to promote something that is already a reality in much of the nation.
Your 3rd sentence uses the word “Poseidon”, when I think you mean ‘possession’. I agree with your conclusion, though.
Biden has spoken....but not the last word.
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Above is from Washington state making damn sure felons can vote.
In my email yesterday.
The Marxist campaign to dumb down America. It’s sinister and diabolical.
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