Democratic senators call on DEA to deschedule marijuana entirely
thehill.com
A group of Democratic senators called on the Biden administration Tuesday to completely deschedule marijuana, arguing the White House’s recommendations to the Drug Enforcement Administration …
  • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
    301·
    11 months ago

    Prohibition of things never works. It only creates an unregulated black market, and a new type of criminal to incarcerate.

    • conorm
      141·
      11 months ago

      less people would consume the prohibited substance because it’s not something that is required to live, and it would never have been something that appeared in culture if it weren’t permitted by people as it is now, the only reason that alcohol didnt work in the prohibition is because it was most people’s lifestyle to drink on occasions

      • ElleChaise@kbin.social
        191·
        11 months ago

        Really? Because I’ve never lived in a place where cannabis is legal, and I’ve been consuming it near daily for about 19 years now.