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[–] zuck@lemmy.l0l.city 10 points 9 months ago

LEGALIZE IT DON'T CRITICIZE

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Makes sense. It sounds like something voters would want.

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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 9 points 9 months ago

What?! Weed is popular? When did this happen.......

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Guess what he won't do.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

“Biden says he’s gonna reschedule pot! Let’s have a victory joint!”

“Wanna go vote?”

“Nah, too stoned.”

(J/k)

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[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

Biden wants to reschedule and decimalize not legalize

that means state by state determination

fifty different "united" states each with differing laws and opinions such as wages, what healthcare you are allowed and how it will be funded, abortion laws, immigration laws, what substances are legal or illegal or otherwise, etcetera

if you are on the wrong side of the state line then you will have less rights then your neighboring state

to go a step further there are already cities in the US where half the city has either medical use and or recreational use and the other half is strictly illegal or a combination there of such as half medical and half medical/ recreational and yes some tax and revenue the government receives from the cannabis industry goes towards prosecution of cannabis users in illegal places

Biden is only doing this for votes and knows the average voter will not know otherwise and we the people deserve better than a sham

These kind of laws and policies lessens consumer protections regarding cannabis while bolstering corporate cannabis and muddying the water further making the dream of legalization even more of a pipe dream

JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED

[–] mob@sopuli.xyz 5 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Do you want a Federal government that has control over everything?

I mean, it sounds great when you agree with the Federal goverment I guess, but people should focus more on their own local and state governments.

Those governments dont make as dramatic of TV though. So where peoples votes really count the most, most people aren't paying attention.

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It blows my mind that people are clamoring for a stronger federal government a mere 3 years after trump left office and demonstrated why that's a horrible idea

[–] mob@sopuli.xyz 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, when I talk to people about politics, mainly online, it seems like everyone is reciting things theyv heard/read without critical thinking.

Giving all the power to people that line up with your beliefs in office sounds nice, until they ban abortions and have gun classes for kindergarteners next election.

We need checks and balances to work, and local => state => federal is a real important part of that. I 100% believe we should be taking as much power back from the federal government as possible, while still staying the United States.

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[–] bcrown@lemmy.l0l.city 7 points 9 months ago
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[–] sweeny@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'm rescheduling my marijuana to 4:20 to fuel the rise of dank brandon.

[–] spongeborgcubepants@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Miniature American flags for others

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

The guy who liberals say is always powerless is able to do something good? This must be some type of mistake.

[–] uSpetzWon@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I bet he is going against guns to make absolutely sure that Trump wins.

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