{"id":6047,"date":"2024-02-26T04:20:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T12:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/?p=6047"},"modified":"2024-03-11T07:50:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T14:50:06","slug":"joe-biden-missing-cannabis-legalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/joe-biden-missing-cannabis-legalization\/","title":{"rendered":"President Joe Biden Missing Chance on Cannabis Legalization, Advocates Argue"},"content":{"rendered":"

The presidential campaign is about to enter the heart of the primary season in the next few months. While President Joe Biden will clearly be his party\u2019s candidate come November, many think he\u2019s missing a chance to shore up support by not calling for cannabis legalization in the United States.<\/p>\n

Right now, residents must grapple with a patchwork quilt of cannabis legalization laws across the nation that change depending on the state a person lives in. In some states, laws can change city by city. It makes Americans criminals for buying a legal product in one state and then driving into another.<\/p>\n

Cannabis advocates say Biden could increase his support among young voters by supporting legalization. However, to this point he has only supported decriminalization and asked the Justice Department to review the scheduling of cannabis. It\u2019s currently listed as a Schedule I illegal drug at the national level, on par with cocaine and heroin. The Drug Enforcement Administration is currently reviewing the issue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a popular issue that motivates voters, and it doesn\u2019t just motivate –\u00a0 it clearly just doesn\u2019t motivate [exclusively] Democrats. And\u2026that will be critical this fall,\u201d Hayley Matz Meadvin, executive vice president of communications at Precision Strategies and a former Biden administration staffer, told<\/a> The Hill.<\/p>\n

Cannabis Legalization Could Sway Voters in a Tight Presidential Race<\/h2>\n

Most polls find Biden and Donald Trump, his likely opponent in the election, in a neck-and-neck race for the White House. Trump was president from 2016 to 2020 and still has strong support among Republicans. Cannabis advocates believe Biden\u2019s team needs to realize they can sway votes with cannabis legalization.<\/p>\n

Cannabis legalization in the U.S. certainly has public support if the polls are accurate. The most recent Gallup poll<\/a> to ask about the issue in the fall of 2023 found that 70% of the country\u2019s population support some form of legalization.<\/p>\n

Progressive lawmakers in the U.S. Senate urged the Biden Administration in a letter to go beyond his current scheduling review and completely deschedule the drug. It\u2019s a move that would effectively decriminalize cannabis, which would lead to a reduction in penalties and restrictions. Signers of the letter included Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Chuck Schumer of New York, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.<\/p>\n

The letter stated that \u201cmarijuana\u2019s placement in the [Controlled Substances Act] has had a devastating impact on our communities and is increasingly out of step with state law and public opinion,\u201d The Hill reported.<\/p>\n

The Argument to Push for Legalization in 2024<\/h3>\n

In an opinion piece on the issue, The Guardian made<\/a> a succinct argument for the president to push for legalization. \u201cAs President Joe Biden looks to boost his reelection campaign and lousy poll numbers, there\u2019s one policy position that is popular with voters, could help unite Democrats and would leave Republicans scrambling to respond. It\u2019s time he came out in support of legalizing recreational use of marijuana.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Guardian equated cannabis legalization to gay marriage legalization, which happened when Biden was vice president under President Barack Obama. Much like popular opinion on that issue, the country\u2019s take on legal cannabis has evolved and changed.<\/p>\n

Nine nations now have legal cannabis at the national level. The latest is Germany, where lawmakers recently approved a law making recreational cannabis legal. Canada has had national legal cannabis since 2018. While the issue has strong support among Democrats and Independents, many Republicans remain opposed in both the Senate and House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the nation moves into the primary season, many feel President Joe Biden should shore up young voter support by pushing for cannabis legalization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6049,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[984,652,70],"yoast_head":"\nJoe Biden Missing Chance on Cannabis Legalization<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Primary season sees calls for Biden to boost young voter support with cannabis legalization.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/joe-biden-missing-cannabis-legalization\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Joe Biden Missing Chance on Cannabis Legalization\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Primary season sees calls for Biden to boost young voter support with cannabis legalization.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/joe-biden-missing-cannabis-legalization\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dispensaries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dispensariescom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-26T12:20:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-11T14:50:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/joe-biden-cannabis-legalization.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dispensaries Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@dispensariescom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dispensaries Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/joe-biden-missing-cannabis-legalization\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/joe-biden-missing-cannabis-legalization\/\",\"name\":\"Joe Biden Missing Chance on Cannabis Legalization\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-26T12:20:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-11T14:50:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b2935feeb3a368f3c87819d4c4d4cad0\"},\"description\":\"Primary season sees calls for Biden to boost young voter support with cannabis legalization.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/joe-biden-missing-cannabis-legalization\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/joe-biden-missing-cannabis-legalization\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/joe-biden-missing-cannabis-legalization\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"President Joe Biden Missing Chance on Cannabis Legalization, Advocates Argue\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Dispensaries\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/b2935feeb3a368f3c87819d4c4d4cad0\",\"name\":\"Dispensaries Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d30250f23451474024d7b90b1b0b748?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d30250f23451474024d7b90b1b0b748?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dispensaries Editor\"},\"description\":\"The editorial staff at Dispensaries.com are industry insiders, focused on bringing you authoritative and in depth coverage of the legal marijuana industry. 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