And it is one that leaders in Congress now need to answer.īy making the first move, the president has amplified the pressure on Congress - and Democratic leadership in particular - to respond.Īccording to polling data provided by Morning Consult, nearly half of registered voters - including majorities of younger voters and Democrats - believe that repealing federal marijuana prohibition ought to be a legislative priority for Congress. This acknowledgement thus begs the question: Why are states and cities continuing to prosecute hundreds of thousands of people every year for behavior that most Americans no longer believe ought to even be a crime? Indeed, the administration’s actions acknowledge that arresting and criminalizing those who possess and consume marijuana does more harm than good. Further, it is a recognition - by the president of the United States, no less - that America’s nearly 100-year experiment with cannabis criminalization has been an abject failure. Historically relegated as a fringe political issue, Biden’s foray into the arena of marijuana reform legitimizes legalization as a subject worthy of consideration - and action - by those at the highest levels of government.
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