Biden endorses cannabis reclassification, slamming ‘failed approach’

[Pelican Press 0]

Biden endorses cannabis reclassification, slamming ‘******* approach’

The US justice department has formally moved to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous substance – the country’s biggest ***** reform in over 50 years.

President Joe Biden hailed the step as “an important move toward reversing longstanding inequities”.

It’s a turnaround for a politician who three decades ago crafted a tough ****** bill that’s now politically divisive.

But it could help Mr Biden, a Democrat, shore up wavering support among younger voters in an election year.

Thursday’s plan does not legalise ********** outright for recreational use as is currently the law in 24 US states and the District of Columbia. Thirty-eight US states have also legalised ********** for medicinal purposes.

“Far too many lives have been upended because of our ******* approach to **********,” Mr Biden said on Thursday on X, formerly

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, in a departure from his usual reticence on cannabis policy.

“I’m committed to righting those historic wrongs. You have my word.”

The administration’s proposal would shift **** from a Schedule I controlled substance, its most restrictive category, to Schedule III.

The federal government would no longer view the ***** alongside other dangerous and habit-forming substances like ecstasy, ******* and ****.

Drugs in the Schedule III category are seen as having a low or moderate risk of ******. They include anabolic steroids, ketamine and testosterone.

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