laughing_man
2 months ago
The situation we had was legally ridiculous. States stopped busting people for pot, but at the federal level you could get a year in prison for any amount. So prosecutors at every level could put more pressure for a plea bargain on you by threatening to turn you over to the feds for the joint they found.
What bothers me is marijuana is specifically listed as a schedule 1 substance in the Controlled Substances Act. I don't see how the president can just arbitrarily change that in an EO. It really should be an act of Congress that makes this happen.
mhb
2 months ago
A "hack" he could use would be for him to say that he would pardon anyone prosecuted under that law.
laughing_man
2 months ago
Since DoJ works for him he can just direct them not to prosecute at all. But I would like to see something that can't do a 180 with a new president.
delichon
2 months ago
The Act doesn't freeze the listings in place, it says that the Attorney General or the DEA can follow a process to change a listing. The executive order directs that "the Attorney General shall take all necessary steps to complete the rulemaking process… in accordance with Federal law, including 21 U.S.C. 811.”