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-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.
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.