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Here is a deeper dive into Biden's 3 step plan and the wildly popular polling on this issue. Repugnicans are painting themselves into an ever smaller corner.
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I lol'd.

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Nice.
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Skinypupy wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 5:01 pm I lol'd.

Cool. Now if someone will just explain this meme to this old man... :?:
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This is heading in the right direction
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Hope he declassifies it as a Schedule 1 drug just by thinking about it.
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Apollo wrote:Cool. Now if someone will just explain this meme to this old man...
The quick recap:

- Biden becomes derisively known as "Brandon" after "F--k Joe Biden" chant is mistakenly heard by a reporter as "Let's Go Brandon"
- The term "Dark MAGA" comes into play in reference to Trump waging a no holds barred 2024 run
- Pro-Trumpers start using "Dark Brandon" to reference Joe Biden
- Pro-Biden folks co-opt and steal "Dark Brandon" and turn it into a pro-Biden meme when Biden starts passing policy after policy

At this point "Dark Brandon" essentially refers to an all-powerful Biden kicking ass.
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YellowKing wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 6:36 pm
Apollo wrote:Cool. Now if someone will just explain this meme to this old man...
The quick recap:

- Biden becomes derisively known as "Brandon" after "F--k Joe Biden" chant is mistakenly heard by a reporter as "Let's Go Brandon"
- The term "Dark MAGA" comes into play in reference to Trump waging a no holds barred 2024 run
- Pro-Trumpers start using "Dark Brandon" to reference Joe Biden
- Pro-Biden folks co-opt and steal "Dark Brandon" and turn it into a pro-Biden meme when Biden starts passing policy after policy

At this point "Dark Brandon" essentially refers to an all-powerful Biden kicking ass.
I thought this played into it as well. This is where I first heard of Dark Brandon:

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Alefroth wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 6:19 pm Hope he declassifies it as a Schedule 1 drug just by thinking about it.
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In related news, John Roberts writes the majority opinion revoking the powers of Presidential pardon as unconstitutional, reversing Biden's order.
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LordMortis wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 3:50 am In related news, John Roberts writes the majority opinion revoking the powers of Presidential pardon as unconstitutional, reversing Biden's order.
To be clear to the reader, you are just being cynical. This hasn’t happened (yet)
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Unagi wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 5:57 am
LordMortis wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 3:50 am In related news, John Roberts writes the majority opinion revoking the powers of Presidential pardon as unconstitutional, reversing Biden's order.
To be clear to the reader, you are just being cynical. This hasn’t happened (yet)
Yes. It was a emotive cynical response.
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LordMortis wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 6:24 am
Unagi wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 5:57 am
LordMortis wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 3:50 am In related news, John Roberts writes the majority opinion revoking the powers of Presidential pardon as unconstitutional, reversing Biden's order.
To be clear to the reader, you are just being cynical. This hasn’t happened (yet)
Yes. It was a emotive cynical response.
I’m your cynical brother, so I actually thought it was likely true.
(Well, not a ruling against all pardons, just this one)
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So how would that work if Biden tried to pardon Florida Man (Uno)?
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So the pardons are a nice start but what happens tomorrow when new people are arrested. How long do they sit in jail / prison before pardons? Why not just reschedule weed out of the bad drug cat and legalize it at the federal lvl? Pardons are great for those now in jail but wont stop the new people arrested.
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It is a step in that direction. This is a very public way of him showing that things are changing. Actually changing the laws is much more involved, and the more baby steps we can take in that direction, the less of a hurdle that final step will become.

This also signals to the states that the Federal government is taking action. Some states have been holding out for the Feds to act first. This may get them talking.
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Our fuckass Gov..GOP Bill Lee...has already said he wont comply with this.
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Daehawk wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 12:16 pm Our fuckass Gov..GOP Bill Lee...has already said he wont comply with this.
It was just a request to the states to pardon state prisoners. If there are any federal prisons in Tennessee, he has no choice.
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GOP - evil assholes. They are damned and determined and set in their ways no matter how stupid or backwards it is that whatever DEMS want then they are against it. If DEMS were against removing all oxygen from the Earth the GOP would do their best to remove it they are such shitheads.

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If the law is still on the books, I wonder what happens to new offenders.
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Alefroth wrote: Sun Oct 09, 2022 1:28 pm If the law is still on the books, I wonder what happens to new offenders.
Biden can pardon them by thinking about it.
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Alefroth wrote: Sun Oct 09, 2022 1:28 pm If the law is still on the books, I wonder what happens to new offenders.
I have a feeling that they simply won't be charged.

Until the end of the Biden administration, that is.
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YellowKing wrote: Thu Oct 06, 2022 6:36 pm
Apollo wrote:Cool. Now if someone will just explain this meme to this old man...
The quick recap:

- Biden becomes derisively known as "Brandon" after "F--k Joe Biden" chant is mistakenly heard by a reporter as "Let's Go Brandon"
- The term "Dark MAGA" comes into play in reference to Trump waging a no holds barred 2024 run
- Pro-Trumpers start using "Dark Brandon" to reference Joe Biden
- Pro-Biden folks co-opt and steal "Dark Brandon" and turn it into a pro-Biden meme when Biden starts passing policy after policy

At this point "Dark Brandon" essentially refers to an all-powerful Biden kicking ass.
Thanks! Not sure how I managed to hear nothing about this before... :think:
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Blackhawk wrote: Sun Oct 09, 2022 10:46 pm
Alefroth wrote: Sun Oct 09, 2022 1:28 pm If the law is still on the books, I wonder what happens to new offenders.
I have a feeling that they simply won't be charged.

Until the end of the Biden administration, that is.
It's not like this was a common federal charge in the first place.
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Didn't Obama say he'd stop federal prosecution of possession of Marijuana? I thought he and Eric whatshisface (Holder?) even had a public disagreement over such things. Did that never surface? Did Trump start prosecuting again?
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I wondered about that. I figured it was a consolation charge when someone couldn't get them for the 'big thing' that they knew they'd done. I mean, how often does the FBI handle reports of a kid with a joint?
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FWIW, Governor Cooper (NC) is pushing for state pardons of small possession crimes. I swear he's the only politician that keeps living in this state bearable.
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Inching closer....
The Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services is recommending that the Drug Enforcement Administration significantly loosen federal restrictions on marijuana but stopped short of advising that it should be entirely removed from the Controlled Substances Act.

The health agency wants the drug moved from Schedule I to Schedule III under the CSA, potentially the biggest change in federal drug policy in decades.

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Cannabis is currently a Schedule I substance on the CSA, which means it is deemed to have a high likelihood of abuse and no medical uses. Heroin and LSD are also Schedule I drugs. Schedule III drugs are categorized as having “moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence.” The category includes ketamine and testosterone.

The HHS recommendation is the result of a nearly yearlong federal review of all available marijuana research. Biden’s executive action — which also included federal pardons for low-level marijuana convictions — was seen by many as a political move taken ahead of the midterm elections to incentivize turnout among younger and more progressive voters.
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Federal law has failed to keep up with massive changes over the last decade in state cannabis policies. Twenty three states now allow anyone at least 21 years old to legally posses the drug, while 38 states have established medical marijuana programs.

But because cannabis businesses are not federally legal, they are subject to a federal tax code that prohibits narcotics traffickers from taking typical tax exemptions for business expenses like salaries and benefits. That code does not apply to Schedule III, so if the DEA approved HHS’ recommendation, cannabis businesses around the country would immediately be paying much less in federal taxes.

That would provide a big boost to the financially struggling industry.
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Damn. I knew there was a thread somewhere…posted this in the OO Investment club thread yesterday.

FWIW the stock prices of companies investing in psilocybin and LSD research as medicine are popping in sympathy to this.

I guess everybody wants to be on Uncle Joe’s Drug Bus Bonanza.
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Once the right people can start making tons of money off it, I'm confident the changes will happen quickly. Should have known it all along, but I guess I just wasn't cynical enough until now.
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Damn. I knew there was a thread somewhere…posted this in the OO Investment club thread yesterday.

FWIW the stock prices of companies investing in psilocybin and LSD research as medicine are popping in sympathy to this.

I guess everybody wants to be on Uncle Joe’s Drug Bus Bonanza.
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Smoove_B wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 1:41 pm Once the right people can start making tons of money off it, I'm confident the changes will happen quickly. Should have known it all along, but I guess I just wasn't cynical enough until now.
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President Joe Biden is making thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia eligible for pardons, the White House said Friday, in his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system.

The categorical pardon Friday builds on a similar round issued just before the 2022 midterm elections that made thousands convicted of simple possession on federal lands eligible for pardons. Friday’s action adds additional criminal offenses to those eligible for a pardon, making even more people eligible to have their convictions expunged. Biden is also granting clemency to 11 people serving what the White House called “disproportionately long” sentences for nonviolent drug offenses.
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Merry Spliffmas!
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The one ahole jumped out of her chair in anger about this today. Saying Biden is pardoning criminals and needs to be out. Ummm.... I just walked away. I hate this place.
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Octavious wrote: Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:36 pm The one ahole jumped out of her chair in anger about this today. Saying Biden is pardoning criminals and needs to be out. Ummm.... I just walked away. I hate this place.
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Is it really happening?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-bi ... rcna149424
The Biden administration will take a historic step toward easing federal restrictions on cannabis, with plans to announce an interim rule soon reclassifying the drug for the first time since the Controlled Substances Act was enacted more than 50 years ago, four sources with knowledge of the decision tell NBC News.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is expected to approve an opinion by the Department of Health and Human Services that marijuana should be reclassified from the most strict Schedule I to the less stringent Schedule III, marking the first time that the U.S. government would acknowledge its potential medical benefits and begin studying them in earnest.
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Now do psilocybin!
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Easy there, hippy. One thing at a time =)
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