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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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662 points JacobHenner | 3 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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starspangled ◴[01 May 24 05:37 UTC] No.40219850[source]▶
The greatest thing about tight, upcoming elections is that governments actually start to do a tiny bit of what people want. Great result.
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romeros ◴[01 May 24 05:51 UTC] No.40219956[source]▶
It leaves a bad taste in the mouth, doesn't it? Why haven't they taken action until now? People aren't children to be appeased by such gestures.
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1. Arainach ◴[01 May 24 06:05 UTC] No.40220044[source]▶
The request was made 2 years ago, not during election season. Building good regulations requires research, conversations with stakeholders, and other things which take time.
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3. AlecSchueler ◴[01 May 24 07:45 UTC] No.40220577[source]▶
Another poster pointed out that it was announced a few weeks before midterm elections.