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662 points JacobHenner | 1 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source

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vkou ◴[30 Apr 24 17:38 UTC] No.40213662[source]▶

It's actually wild what the executive can get done in an election year... With the side effect of dangling bait for legislators to take a contrarian, nationally unpopular position.

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throwup238 ◴[30 Apr 24 17:54 UTC] No.40213897[source]▶

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The bureaucratic process will take about two years. It's definitely not getting done in time for election.

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gadflyinyoureye[dead post] ◴[30 Apr 24 17:56 UTC] No.40213941[source]▶

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1. lesuorac ◴[30 Apr 24 18:06 UTC] No.40214098[source]▶

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> It comes after President Joe Biden called for a review of federal marijuana law in October 2022 and moved to pardon thousands of Americans convicted federally of simple possession of the drug.

Eh, October 2022 to April 2024 is close enough to 2 years out.

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