Does Joe Biden Support Legalization of Cannabis?

With the U.S. presidential election looming, it’s time to answer the cannabis question: Does Biden support legalization? It’s true that so far the former vice president has remained oddly quiet on an issue that has both overwhelming public support and has shown to be effective at mobilizing progressive voters. That’s right – a ton of Americans support legalization – but does Joe Biden? But it’s also true that Biden has a history of biting his tongue on important issues — gay marriage comes to mind — before coming out for them later. Still, the lack of a full-throated call for legalization troubles pro-pot voters. There’s virtually no political downside to endorsing legalization. Could it be true the septuagenarian moderate who is somehow mounting the most ambitiously progressive campaign in U.S. history is swayed by reefer madness? Does Biden Support Legalization?  Saying that Biden does not support legalization is an oversimplification. His views on cannabis don’t go nearly far enough, but he does have some better-than-nothing ideas toward progress. Biden has promised to decriminalize cannabis, which would turn arrests into simple fines. He wants to expunge all cannabis consumption convictions and do away with mandatory minimum sentencing. Biden also wants to make it easier for states to own cannabis regulations and have the federal government get out of the affair completely, making banking and commerce easier for cannabis companies. He also promised to de-schedule cannabis from the federal registry, making it exactly like alcohol and tobacco in the eyes of the…

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