Alcohol manufactures have also dumped massive amounts of money in lobbying against marijuana decriminalization because they don't want the competition.
Interesting, the linked article called it decriminalize, but the text sounded more like full legalization to me. If you have the political support to fully legalize, why take half measures?
Is stronger then the cartel and IS actively pushing against legalization of weed.
Because that would lead to less incarnated people, which is bad for business.
Public use and illicit sale is still illegal even if possession is decriminalized. It's unclear what this recriminalization accomplishes from a legal standpoint to address the primary concerns of the public. Appears to be little more than a shallow political play.
Correction Officer lobby groups consistently fight any legalization (marijuana or otherwise), any loosening of alcohol restrictions in states where there are, and are steadily advocating for higher and stricter sentencing.
I have to agree, if the secret ingredient to making decriminalization work is enlisting timeless conservative values, we’re toast. A more unlikely coalition has never been seen.
It's a side-effect of our gerontocracy. Even moderate political candidates under 40 support it. Younger conservatives will even get behind decriminalizing it. Problem is seasoned leadership (who skew older) don't want to touch it with a 10-foot pole.
It’s so obviously a red/blue issue for politicians. Decriminalizing marijuana is literally part of the Democrat’s party platform. Of states that have implemented marijuana legalization, only one has had a red legislature (and that was Alaska, which is an outlier in so many ways).
Of course, many conservatives people support decriminalization and/or legalization, but that doesn’t mean it’s a policy priority for their representatives.
Also, the claim that the US left has completely removed individual freedoms from their political agenda is definitely not true. Reducing incarceration, reducing immigration enforcement, and making it easier to vote - which are all also part of the Democrats “party platform” - are undoubtedly about individual freedom.
These same organizations were the #1 source of lobbying to keep marijuana illegal in the state I was in when they were passing legalization legislation.
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