President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia.
The federal government is already doing this, and has been doing it since the first state legalized it. The FBI could theoretically raid any weed dealer at any time, but they’ve been directed to not exercise that power since Eric Holder first enacted the policy.
This fact always amuses me. I live in a small to moderate sized town in a medical-only state, and I have FIVE dispensaries to choose from within about 10 minutes from my house. Two of them are the same chain!
There are serious resources invested that could be jeopardized if the government went crazy. Uh, more crazy.
The federal government is already doing this, and has been doing it since the first state legalized it. The FBI could theoretically raid any weed dealer at any time, but they’ve been directed to not exercise that power since Eric Holder first enacted the policy.
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/dea-position-marijuana
This fact always amuses me. I live in a small to moderate sized town in a medical-only state, and I have FIVE dispensaries to choose from within about 10 minutes from my house. Two of them are the same chain!
There are serious resources invested that could be jeopardized if the government went crazy. Uh, more crazy.