I wish any current politician running for POTUS would have the stones to just legalize nationwide - completely! And don't give me any of that "state's rights" (or any other) BS! Cannabis was rendered ILLEGAL nation-wide without as much as a vote ... by anybody! It was done in no small part because some rich cats didn't care for the types of people associated with it (read: RACISM!).
This country's going to need some funds to pay for the various Covid relief programs. Personally, I'd love for part of the money that I pay to go towards health insurance, medical care, schools, infrastructure updates ... And it would be nothing short of just reasonable for a person in my area to be able to purchase without the fear of being locked up and/or losing their employment - while folks in 10 states can just stroll up to their neighborhood dispensary and make a legal purchase.
Kamala mentioned, "decriminalization" in the debate. That just ain't goin' far enough, lady.
“The United States of America is morally compelled to address injuries—both physical and psychological—veterans suffer as a result of their military service,” the IAVA brief states. “There is overwhelming evidence that PTSD is a severe injury suffered by a significant percentage of veterans and that veterans with PTSD are more likely to take their own lives than veterans with no such psychological injury.”
“Our country should be doing everything it can as quickly as it can to find treatments for PTSD and help prevent veteran suicide, including properly interpreting the Controlled Substance Act so as to not impose unwarranted barriers to research,” it continues. “Both the executive and legislative branches of government have made the prevention of veteran suicide and related medical research national priorities, and yet the DEA continues to insist on a Catch 22 that effectively prevents approved clinical research study of medical marijuana as a PTSD treatment.”
