USAONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agoBiden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washingtonapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down119cross-posted to: upliftingnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1991arrow-down1external-linkBiden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washingtonapnews.comUSAONE@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square159fedilinkcross-posted to: upliftingnews@lemmy.world
minus-squareFrostyTrichs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·9 months ago the government is really really sorry What gives you that impression? They aren’t sorry, they’re upset people said “fuck you” just like prohibition.
minus-squarecandybrie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 months agoThey’re saying the government should walk it back and at least pay the lip service to that effect.
minus-squareFrostyTrichs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoI completely understand but normalizing and downplaying this behavior is how we got where we are now.
minus-squareSnapz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·9 months agoYou’re just describing politics. Monied interests push Y, People say “fuck you” eventually and demand Z as a response to Y. Politicians resist, at varying degrees, until they say, “okay, we’ll start to do Z”.
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·9 months agoMoneyed interests are 100% pushing for marijuana legalization, not the other way around.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoPrisons are moneyed interests.
What gives you that impression? They aren’t sorry, they’re upset people said “fuck you” just like prohibition.
They’re saying the government should walk it back and at least pay the lip service to that effect.
I completely understand but normalizing and downplaying this behavior is how we got where we are now.
You’re just describing politics. Monied interests push Y, People say “fuck you” eventually and demand Z as a response to Y. Politicians resist, at varying degrees, until they say, “okay, we’ll start to do Z”.
Moneyed interests are 100% pushing for marijuana legalization, not the other way around.
Prisons are moneyed interests.