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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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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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Germanion ◴[30 Apr 24 17:39 UTC] No.40213675[source]▶
Finally!

Then hopefully the f... UN can do that too.

I'm totally shocked that the UN has such a hard and shitty drug policy.

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spaduf ◴[30 Apr 24 17:43 UTC] No.40213729[source]▶
Wasn't that a project of Reagan's?
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aaronbrethorst ◴[30 Apr 24 17:47 UTC] No.40213787[source]▶
I believe the concept of drug 'scheduling' was introduced in the Controlled Substances Act under Richard Nixon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_cannabis_laws_in_t....

Reagan had his War on Drugs, which resulted in the imprisonment of an order of magnitude more nonviolent drug offenders: https://www.britannica.com/topic/war-on-drugs

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skhunted ◴[30 Apr 24 17:56 UTC] No.40213934[source]▶
There was a debate in the early 80s on whether the country should concentrate on treatment or enforcement. Reagan introduced zero tolerance policies. He usually chose the wrong approach.
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Alupis ◴[30 Apr 24 17:59 UTC] No.40214002[source]▶
> Reagan introduced zero tolerance policies. He usually chose the wrong approach

That doesn't seem to clear cut with the recent failed (and now backpedaling) experiments regarding decriminalization and legalization of most drugs.

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1. mholm ◴[30 Apr 24 18:15 UTC] No.40214222[source]▶
The approach promised in Oregon failed because the original intent of the decriminalization was to also increase support for rehabilitation. This never ended up happening, so drug users were thrown back into the situations that got them into drugs in the first place, instead of being given a way out.