{"id":2236260,"date":"2024-05-03T07:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T11:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-bidens-big-marijuana-move-a-promise-kept-or-an-election-ploy\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T07:58:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T11:58:52","slug":"is-bidens-big-marijuana-move-a-promise-kept-or-an-election-ploy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-bidens-big-marijuana-move-a-promise-kept-or-an-election-ploy\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Biden&#8217;s recent action on marijuana a fulfillment of promises or a political tactic?"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fis-bidens-big-marijuana-move-a-promise-kept-or-an-election-ploy%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=2236260&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>President Joe Biden&#8217;s\u2064 recent action on marijuana is poised to impact the 2024\u2063 election significantly, potentially aiding his appeal to young voters\u200b and independents. The decision to explore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-pardon-all-federal-convictions-of-simple-marijuana-possession\/\" title=\"Biden to pardon all federal convictions of simple marijuana possession\">reclassifying marijuana<\/a>\u200b reflects his commitment to campaign promises. While critics view it as a political move, supporters argue it aligns with\u200d Biden&#8217;s core values and may have broader societal\u200c benefits. President\u200b Joe Biden&#8217;s recent action \u200bon marijuana is set to have a significant impact on the 2024 election, potentially boosting his popularity among young voters and\u200c independents. The move to consider reclassifying marijuana demonstrates his \u200cdedication\u200c to fulfilling campaign pledges.\u2064 Despite criticism labeling it as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knowles-the-left-fears-cats-quizzer-more-than-mein-kampf\/\" title=\"KNOWLES: The Left Fears \u201cCat\u2019s Quizzer\u201d More Than \u201cMein Kampf\u201d\">political strategy<\/a>, advocates believe it mirrors Biden&#8217;s\u200d principles and could offer wider societal advantages.  <\/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>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>\u2018s historic action on marijuana will likely have a significant impact on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024<\/a> election, potentially blunting the president\u2019s slide with young voters and even earning him support from independents.<\/p>\n<p>Biden ordered the Department of Health and Human Services in late 2022 to study the effects of reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug, which would remove it from the ranks of heroin and cocaine and place it alongside prescription-available treatments, including testosterone and ketamine.<\/p>\n<p>And, earlier this week, the Department of Justice said that Attorney General Merrick Garland had \u201ccirculated a proposal to reclassify marijuana,\u201d paving the way for the new rulemaking process. The development comes as the president is making a concerted effort to address issues particularly important to young voters, including student loan debt forgiveness and clean climate policies.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Biden\u2019s grip on young voters, a demographic he carried by more than 20 points in 2020, continues to slip amid Israel\u2019s war in Gaza, with large-scale protests and counterprotests breaking out on college campuses across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Some Biden critics claim that marijuana rescheduling is a political move targeting those same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-group-releases-bizarre-midterm-ad-complete-with-dark-brandon-memes-praising-student-debt-cancellation\/\" title=\"Democrat Group Releases Bizarre Midterm Ad Complete With \u2018Dark Brandon\u2019 Memes Praising Student Debt Cancellation\">young voters ahead<\/a> of the election, yet White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre argued Tuesday that the president is simply doing what he promised voters he would do on the 2020 campaign trail, despite declining to confirm the process was moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something that the president talked about during his campaign, and he said no person, no American who possesses marijuana \u2014 only possesses marijuana \u2014 should go to jail. It is affecting communities across the country, including communities of color,\u201d she told reporters. \u201cAnd so this is why he asked HHS and Department of Justice to look into this, and that\u2019s what they\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president has been campaigning and delivering on exactly these policies for four years, all of which matter deeply to young people and the entire coalition that sent President Biden\u00a0to the White House, and it\u2019s exactly why he\u2019ll be re-elected in November,\u201d Biden campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt added in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Democratic operatives familiar with Biden\u2019s campaign strategy hope this move will help him in the election but say that is only a secondary consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden is moving forward with this historic action not because it could help him in November, but because it\u2019s simply the right thing to do. Research has demonstrated the medical properties of cannabis, and it\u2019s about time the nation reflects that,\u201d one strategist told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>A swath of Republicans, who generally support marijuana legalization at a significantly lower clip than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">general public<\/a>, have knocked Biden\u2019s proposal, including the House Republican Policy Committee which argued in a February brief that marijuana is directly associated with violent crime spikes and a drop in workforce productivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a naked political ploy Sleepy Joe, and one that voters will see right through,\u201d a Trump campaign veteran told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> \u201cThink about this. Biden\u2019s running mate, top cop Kamala Harris, sent thousands of black men to jail in California for marijuana offenses, and now they just want to flip the switch? Voters won\u2019t buy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear how former President Donald Trump will handle marijuana on the 2024 campaign trail. In a 2023 interview with Newsmax, Trump claimed that marijuana \u201cdoes significant damage, and yet, from a voting standpoint, it\u2019s a pretty popular thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s campaign did not offer a comment on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>The politics of decriminalizing marijuana certainly back Biden\u2019s action. Polls conducted in the past six months by both Gallup and Pew Research showed more than 70% support legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use. Gallup\u2019s poll additionally showed 79% support for voters under the age of 35.<\/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>Furthermore, marijuana is already legalized or decriminalized in a number of critical battleground states \u2014 Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, and Nevada \u2014 and rescheduling the drug at the federal level would allow marijuana-based businesses greater leeway in deducting business expenses in their federal filings. Four states, Florida, Idaho, Nebraska, and South Dakota, will have some form of marijuana legalization initiatives on ballots this November.<\/p>\n<p>Though hardly a definitive data point, the White House also saw the popularity of marijuana as an election issue in the wake of Biden\u2019s March State of the Union address. The post quote-tweeting the president\u2019s claim that no one should be jailed for simple marijuana possession saw more likes and engagement than similar posts touting Biden\u2019s proposals on gun violence, green energy, and rewriting the tax code.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s groundbreaking decision regarding marijuana could heavily influence the 2024 election. This move may help strengthen his appeal to young voters and garner support from independents. Biden&#8217;s directive to the Department of Health and Human Services in late 2022 to assess the reclassification of marijuana from a Schedule I substance marks a pivotal moment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2236261,"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\/05\/AP24122748621533.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2236260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24122748621533.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236260","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=2236260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2236261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2236260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2236260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2236260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}