US Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday said 'Nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed'
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday said “Nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed,” as she met to discuss the topic with rapper Fat Joe and others pardoned for marijuana convictions.President Joe Biden, seeking a second four-year term in November’s election, has sought to appeal to young voters, some of whom are dissatisfied with his sluggish policy reforms.
The Department of Health and Human Services last year recommended that cannabis be reclassified from its current treatment as a “Schedule I” to a Schedule III drug with a moderate potential for causing addiction.Nearly 40 US states have legalized marijuana use in some form, but it remains completely illegal in some states and at the federal level.
Black and Latino people are disproportionately incarcerated, while drug law reform has the broadest support among young voters. Each constituency favors Democrats.
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