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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: 0.286s | source
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mustafa_pasi ◴[30 Apr 24 18:35 UTC] No.40214513[source]▶
Feels like they were keeping this card in their sleeves for when they needed a popularity boost.
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apengwin ◴[30 Apr 24 18:39 UTC] No.40214556[source]▶
It is a good thing for democratically accountable governments to do good things that the people want!
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chucksta ◴[30 Apr 24 19:10 UTC] No.40214971[source]▶
Tell that to all the people pissed off at Roe v Wade
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1. UncleMeat ◴[30 Apr 24 19:51 UTC] No.40215500[source]▶
This is a directional error. Roe protected liberty. Federal criminalization of weed impedes liberty. While ending both of these things returns policy to the states, one necessarily reduces liberty while one necessarily increases liberty.