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smartest_kobold t1_irbqnnh wrote

Reply to comment by littleirishmaid in Biden Pardons Thousands of People Convicted of Marijuana Possession Under Federal Law by Azr431

It's called politics

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littleirishmaid t1_irbr38l wrote

Its called desperation, in this case..

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AnalogRobber t1_irbu6hw wrote

It's called doing what his party has been asking him to do

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DeerFlyHater t1_irc2e0p wrote

Shit, both parties have been asking for legalization. Neither of them have done anything about it where it matters.

Pardoning after a conviction is just blowing the topic a kiss.

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AnalogRobber t1_irc9wjw wrote

I mean it's releasing real people from jail and they're starting the process of rescheduling, I would't exactly call it a kiss more so a viable path towards legalization which is now definitely coming. And sure, the American public on both sides want legalization but Republicans in government would never vote for it.

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DeerFlyHater t1_ircuclu wrote

> And sure, the American public on both sides want legalization but Republicans in government would never vote for it.

Look up who sponsored the legal weed bill that made it out of the NH house last year. Was it a perfect bill-heck no. It was the dumb liquor store model, but Abbas sponsored it and pushed it through.

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AnalogRobber t1_ircwat2 wrote

Our Republican governor has vetoed every weed bill he's recieved and Republicans on a national scale will never legalize if they have control of the house/senate/presidency

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DeerFlyHater t1_irga379 wrote

> Our Republican governor has vetoed every weed bill he's recieved

Bill #s and years so I can look them up on the GC site please

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glockster19m t1_irci2bm wrote

The voters of both parties to be more accurate

Republican voters overall support legalization however their reps don't, and for many voters it's in no way a swing issue

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DeerFlyHater t1_ircu2zd wrote

The only weed bill to get past the house last year was by Abbas(an R)

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mod-corruption t1_irbsqsj wrote

I wish weed possession would be decriminalized for the sake of it being a non-violent, victimless crime… but here we are. If it’s being done as a blatant political strategy to win votes, I’m fine with that. Whatever gets it decriminalized and legalized. Fuck the feds.

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Kv603 t1_irc3tnp wrote

> I wish weed possession would be decriminalized

New Hampshire decriminalized weed (and pardoned many convictions) years ago.

Sununu signed decriminalization in 2017 and annulment in 2019, so those bills (unlike Biden's gesture here) weren't even done in an election year.

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