Congress Will Legalize Marijuana in 2021 Despite Biden Opposition, Democratic Senator Say
A Democratic U.S. senator says that if his party reclaims the Senate and White House in November, lawmakers will “move very quickly” to legalize marijuana regardless of where presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden stands on the issue.
“From my perspective, this is another issue that’s just right there on the ballot in November,” he told The Young Jurks podcast. “We’ll move very quickly in January to change these laws to make sure that there are national protections which are put in place. But unfortunately, Trump controls the discretionary use of these personnel, and they’re kind of committed to keeping this crazy non scientifically based analysis of marijuana front-and-ce
Host Mike Crawford pressed the senator on Biden’s position on legalization, noting that advocates might not like Trump but they’re also turned off by the former vice president due to his insistence that additional research on cannabis is needed before supports broad reform. Biden currently backs medical marijuana legalization, federal rescheduling, expungements and allowing states to set their own policies
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Congress Will Legalize Marijuana in 2021 Despite Biden Opposition, Democratic Senator Says
The US Military May Soon Allow Former Cannabis Users to Re-Enlist
Former armed service members who have admitted to using cannabis may soon become eligible to reenlist in the US military, under a new proposal that’s currently under debate in Congress.
Under the present regulations, any former armed services member who confesses to using cannabis — even if it was only once — is forbidden from ever re-enlisting in the US military. But, that may soon change. Last Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment that would allow the Pentagon to grant one-time re-enlistment waivers to former soldiers who have admitted to using weed.
https://merryjane.com/news/the-us-military-may-soon-allow-former-cannabis-users-to-re-enlist
The daytime TV host says America should completely change its policy on marijuana because ‘it absolutely works.’
Dr. Oz alleged in a new interview that representatives at both the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) want to make cannabis legal. But, according to Dr. Oz, the two agencies point fingers at each other for the continued prohibition of marijuana.
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