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Biden Moves On Marijuana: How Big Of A Deal Is This? - Publication Date |
- Oct 12, 2022
- Episode Duration |
- 00:29:28
President Biden surprised the nation when he announced he would pardon all simple marijuana convictions at the federal level. It's a decision that echoes policy at the state level. Thirty-one states and D.C. no longer prosecute or criminalize a person for possessing small amounts of cannabis. Experts say the bigger move was his request for the government to review marijuana's classification as a Schedule 1 drug – a category reserved for dangerous narcotics like heroin. We discuss what it would mean if marijuana is rescheduled and national drug policy. Want to support 1A?
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