{"id":2206352,"date":"2024-03-26T09:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-complicate-bidens-election-year-marijuana-push-poll\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T09:38:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:38:18","slug":"republicans-complicate-bidens-election-year-marijuana-push-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-complicate-bidens-election-year-marijuana-push-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Opposition Hampers Biden&#8217;s Marijuana Agenda: Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-complicate-bidens-election-year-marijuana-push-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2206352&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New polling data from Republican \u2062states \u2063indicates growing support for marijuana reform, with reasons differing from \u200ctraditional\u200b advocacy. This shift\u2063 may challenge President Biden&#8217;s efforts to \u200dsecure his electoral base for the upcoming 2024 general \u2063election through promised \u2064reforms. The bipartisan STATES Act, backed by a majority in states like Missouri, \u200dOhio, and \u200dWyoming, reflects varying attitudes towards cannabis policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocker-jen-psaki-finally-utters-a-100-true-statement\/\" title=\"SHOCKER: Jen Psaki Finally Utters A 100% True Statement\">polling shows voters<\/a> in Republican states supporting legislation that could open the door for <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marijuana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"marijuana\">marijuana<\/a> reform across the country, albeit for very different reasons than those generally touted by legalization activists. <\/p>\n<p>The trend might undermine efforts by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> to shore up his electoral coalition ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024<\/a> general election by advancing marijuana reforms he promised on the 2020 campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reviewed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpear.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CPEAR-Overall-Polling-Memo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> conducted by Forbes Tate Partners on behalf of the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation prior to its publication on Tuesday, which showed a majority of voters in Missouri, Ohio, and Wyoming supporting the STATES Act, a bipartisan bill that would see federal marijuana policy mimic that of each state. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-michigan-govs-massive-lead-over-republican-candidates-spells-trouble-for-gop-poll\/\" title=\"Democratic Michigan Gov\u2019s Massive Lead Over Republican Candidates Spells Trouble For GOP: POLL\">poll sampled 600 voters<\/a> in the three states, each of which has differing marijuana policies, between Feb. 13 and 27.<\/p>\n<p>In Missouri, 67% of voters backed the bill, which was reintroduced to Congress in December 2023, including 62% of Republicans, 76% of Democrats, and 63% of independents.<\/p>\n<p>In Ohio, the legislation saw support from 61% of respondents, 61% of Republicans, 82% of Democrats, and 43% of independents.<\/p>\n<p>And in Wyoming, where total marijuana prohibition remains the law of the state, 72% of respondents supported the STATES Act, including 65% of Republicans, 82% of Democrats, and 84% of independents. <\/p>\n<p>Poll respondents gave several reasons for supporting the legislation, ranging from general support for legalization to economic benefits and personal freedoms, yet the top reason, earning plurality support in each state, was \u201cbecause it protects states\u2019 rights to decide locally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we look at the federal cannabis landscape, there\u2019s kind of two different theories of change along the route,\u201d CPEAR Executive Director Andrew Freedman told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cEither the federal government is going to wait until every last jurisdiction legalizes some kind of cannabis for medical or adult use form, or there\u2019s cannabis policy that works for both states that have prohibition and states that want to go forward with adult and medical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a theory that we had something here, with STATES Act 2.0, that actually could kind of catch fire in a prohibition state,\u201d he continued. \u201cWyoming, that 72% overall with 65% Republican, shows that there is a landing spot there, but that is not \u2018I am pro- or anti-cannabis,\u2019 that is more, \u2018This is clearly already a state\u2019s issue and should really be left to the states in order to decide.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doug Usher, head of the insights division at Forbes Tate Partners, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-marshall-sends-letter-to-fauci-demanding-copies-of-financial-disclosure-following-heated-exchange\/\" title=\"Sen. Marshall Sends Letter to Fauci Demanding Copies of Financial Disclosure Following Heated Exchange\">additionally told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that \u201cfrom a data standpoint,\u201d bipartisan support for marijuana legalization is \u201coutrunning its policy outcome at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are data in here to encourage people from both parties to support this,\u201d Usher explained, claiming the results don\u2019t necessarily favor one political party over the other in pushing for marijuana reform. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen that historically, where parties ended up behind where the people are, eventually they catch up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marijuana policy could play a significant role in the 2024 general election, with Biden actively pursuing federal rescheduling of the psychoactive plant from Schedule I to Schedule III. Biden has not yet published a Statement of Administration Policy regarding the STATES Act, which is still in consideration at committee.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump had said he believes that marijuana policy should be set by states and backed the STATES Act when it was first introduced to Congress by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and then-Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Biden vowed on the 2020 campaign trail to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and expunge the records of all simple possession offenders. The president brought up his efforts on the matter during his recent State of the Union address, though they fall short of fully making good on those promises. <\/p>\n<p>Freedman told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-looks-at-rescheduling-marijuana-in-time-for-the-2024-election\/\" title=\"Biden considers rescheduling marijuana for 2024 election.\">rescheduling marijuana<\/a> does not compare to outright decriminalization, and he suggested that, given the support voiced in this poll, Republicans could stand to benefit politically from taking up marijuana reform in greater numbers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is that reclassification makes almost no difference to an individual\u2019s rights or freedoms in the country. Once people kind of understand that and the flurry of the news dies down, and somebody\u2019s like, \u2018Wait, literally, that did nothing towards my independent freedoms,\u2019 there\u2019s still the same pathway that exists here,\u201d he stated. \u201cI do think what this sets up is a tangible lane for Republicans to grab this issue in a way that is different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can in the same breath say, \u2018I have a history of being against cannabis. I\u2019m against cannabis in my state but that I recognize that some states have gone forward with this, and the train has left the station,&#8217;\u201d Freedman continued. \u201cThere\u2019s a lane that is not the decades-old lane of I\u2019m either pro- or anti-legalization. It\u2019s \u2018I\u2019m pro states\u2019 rights here\u2019 that is open for Republicans to take, and you\u2019re starting to actually see Republicans take that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent polls reveal GOP state voters backing measures that could pave the way for national marijuana reform. Their rationale differs from typical legalization arguments. This development could hinder President Biden&#8217;s attempt to strengthen his support base for the 2024 election by promoting such reforms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2206353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24078618651503-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2206352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24078618651503-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2206352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2206353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2206352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2206352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2206352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}