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So...
The White House gets credit for this, and when Trump was president he rolled it back...
This really makes it seem like a president has authority over federal agencies like HHS on stuff. But that can't be true, because the only reason Biden hasn't decriminalized cannabis is because he's not a dictator and has no control over government agencies like HHS.
Sure, why not? Let's whine about pot in the comments of an article about a good thing the government did.
If you give a president credit for every good thing, and never blame for the bad things...
How are you better than a Republican?
Biden can do no wrong, when he does it’s because he’s powerless, when he has power but still does wrong it’s because congress, when congress is irrelevant and he has power and still does wrong it’s because you want Trump to win.
Nobody's saying that. But when you same 4-6 accounts (Lemmy's not really big enough for you to get lost in the noise yet) show up on every article to shit on Biden for things that aren't even related to the article, it gets really fucking old.
Biden addressed HHS two years ago, who recommended descheduling to class 3. The DEA has been stalling the approval ever since, regardless of pressure from Biden and Harris. Decriminalization requires Congressional approval prior to getting to the president for approval. The only way Biden could override would be with an Executive Order, a temporary form of legislation that’s designed to address a crisis while allowing time for proper legislation. A temporary decriminalization that would expire would be far more disruptive to the industry than using the current system.
So the head of the DEA doesn't serve at the pleasure of the president?
And the president can't just replace the head of the DEA with someone willing to do the job?
No, because he could just replace the head of the DEA.
Like, your logic is a kid that won't stop playing a videogame for supper. You keep saying you can't stop playing the game because it's not over, but mom can just walk up and turn it off. Then the games over and your not playing.
Biden can tell the head of the DEA to decriminalize or pack his desk.
But he won't.
Now you can make aaaaallllll the excuses in the world for why he won't and why that's good.
But you can't say he can't fucking do it when he obviously can.
You don't even have to take my word for it:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10655
That's from the people whose job is literally to research if and how our government can do stuff.
Yes, he could just replace the head of the DEA for non-compliance with his request. No, that’s not good leadership.
Why not?
It's what voters want, it's what health experts say, and it would be a giant economic boom
Like, you realize decriminalization was one of his campaign promises, and then he appointed the current head of the DEA, right?
Did it just not come up at all while he was looking at candidates?
BTW:
Did you know she used to be pro medical and wanted people in her state to grow their own?
https://newjersey.news12.com/ag-milgram-backs-medical-marijuana-bill-34885866
Now suddenly she's insisting it has to be scheduled 1 even though literal medical experts and the president are telling her to deschedule?
There's no world where you honestly believe federal agencies should be ran like that, answering to no one and ignoring science for personal beliefs that change without explanation
Congress is the problem with your proposal. Descheduling can be done by an agreement of HHS and the DEA. Congress needs to pass decriminalization for it to get to the president for approval.
Nope
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10655
That’s exactly what I wrote. lol
Descheduling is done through HHS and DEA.
Decriminalizing is done through Congress.
We’re done here.
The only reason Biden hasn't decriminalized cannabis is because it keeps (mostly ethnic minority) people in jails, and having full jails is very profitable.
Fixed that for ya.
Uhhhh...
The White House just said Biden wasn't banning menthols because he's polling bad with Black voters.
And lots of people assured me that means he's the opposite of racist