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According to Jessica Bulman-Pozen and Gillian E. Metzger in 2016, "in declining to enforce the federal Controlled Substances Act with respect to marijuana offenses in Colorado and Washington, the [Obama] Administration has accommodated those states’ decisions to legalize recreational marijuana use." [6]
2015: President Barack Obama declares his support for cannabis decriminalization but opposition to legalization. [ 154 ] [ 155 ] 2022: President Joe Biden , in ordering a review of the scheduling status of cannabis , states: "We classify marijuana at the same level as heroin – and more serious than fentanyl .
A wave of conservatism during the 1980s allowed president Ronald Reagan to accelerate the war on drugs, prompting anti-drug campaigns such as the "Just Say No" campaign of first lady Nancy Reagan. Federal penalties for cultivation, possession, or transfer of marijuana were increased by the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 and the Anti ...
The ACLU claims that over 50% of Americans support marijuana legalization [156] and they are advocating for the legalization of Cannabis through the Criminal Law Reform Project. [158] They believe that the resources that are spent on enforcing marijuana law could be better invested in our communities through education and job training. [155]
During Trump's first presidential campaign, he frequently vowed to end several Obama-era policies, including Obamacare, climate change policies, LGBTQ+ protections and states that legalized marijuana.
The Harris campaign is framing Trump's support for the measure as another change in policy in a long line of "brazen flip-flops," according to a memo on Saturday, first obtained by ABC News.
President Obama's Attorney General, Eric Holder, said in March 2009 that the DEA would only raid medical marijuana suppliers which violated both state and federal laws. [64] However, by April 2012, the Obama administration was exceeding the Bush administration 's number of raids on medical marijuana, including a high-profile raid of Oaksterdam ...
Obama in 2008 and 2012 was the last Democrat to win Florida in the presidential race. Democrats this year hope that with Harris seeking to become the first Black woman elected president, Obama ...