Legalizing pot on the federal level (rather than at the state level) would contravene an international treaty to which we are a party.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2014/10/16/marijuana-legalization-poses-a-dilemma-for-international-drug-treaties/

https://www.unodc.org/pdf/convention_1961_en.pdf

https://www.tni.org/files/publication-downloads/regime_change.pdf

"we still need more research". Freaking really? The government has had like 80 years to prove that cannabis is some kind of plague upon the decency of society. Meanwhile, we continue ruining lives and arresting people every day over this victimless crime. It has to end!

Legalizing pot on a federal level would put us in contravention of the treaties.

Until the treaties are amended:

It is therefore not studied. Like a all drugs I would like it to be safe. Moving it to schedule II allows for study.

In most all cases if not all period

The issue centers on the treaties that we signed. Solutions include modernizing the treaties or employing a strategy (legalization across all 50 states at the state level) that won't put us in contravention of the treaties.

You seem to be arguing against someone who is contending that pot is dangerous or harmful.

That's not my contention and that person isn't me.

Violate them for all I care? Who is gonna stop us? The UN? Those treaties date back to when Nixon(may he burn in hell) bullied the world into joining in on our ridiculous war on drugs.

Is the legality given the treaties.. I say those can get fixed after relief is given to those hurt by this war on drugs, specifically pot. Realistically those shouldn’t delay commen sense domestic policy decisions

I think you are implying that Biden will outlaw bongs, pipes and rolling papers. He want to study it and move it from a schedule IV class to a schedule 2. Let’s study it! I smoke every day and see this as a good thing and needed.

Moving it to Schedule 2 puts it in the class with the most highly-regulated Prescription Drugs, i.e with Hydro and Oxycodone, Hydro and OxyMorphone, Morphine, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Barbiturates, etc, all of which require a Dr. visit for every Rx, and "Triplicate" Rx's delivered to pharmacy in person, and reporting to the DEA.

Is that what we want?

Say it’s fine.

But it’s not an issue for me in this election

And you are worried about pot.

There is no time for this.

This debate should have been about climate change, Bill Barr, and plenty of other topics that are more important than pot.

Common sense, and has real implications in their lives, what do you have against that?

Is something far more important and is something to vote for.

I don’t need to hear about someone’s motto or pot when we have more seriously pressing matters to attend to. There was 2 hours and they wasted too much of it.

Agreed on the importance of GW obviously

My own brother got completely screwed over because of our asinine cannabis laws. It took years for him to recover from the damage our injustice system inflicted on him.

Who wouldn’t legalize it.

But it wasn’t worth spending time on it when we got zero climate questions.

Anyone from the seventies that have smoked regularly knows people affected by pot arrests. I know many people affected by pot possession and sales. Including Mr Lake.

Still not an issue for us in this campaign

It matters to me, and I'm tired of living my life in fear in a non legal state. One more person arrested or having their life ruined over this ridiculous issue is too many. It's safer than alcohol, legalize it already and end this great miscarriage of justice which goes back to the 30's when they criminalized it to persecute minorities.