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I would not be surprised to see the Biden administration move to change this. Kamala proposed nationwide legalization last year:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisroberts/2020/08/19/poll-re...

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I was a little surprised that Trump didn't. That seems like an easy beat-the-establishment policy win, or more likely, he'd put the media in the position of having to defend drug laws.

He was a 70 year old teetotaler and probably bought into the demon weed paranoia. Ironically so is Biden but dems seem much more willing to move on this based in the states so far

It's a tale of two east coast authoritarians who tied themselves to two very different party platforms.

I don’t believe I’m defending Trump. But he definitely supported state’s rights to legalize weed.

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/gop-senator-reveals-what-tru...

That position is the status quo. Doing nothing isn’t that praise worthy

Too many Evangelicals in his coalition, unfortunately. And they vote.

Drug legalization, Snowden/Assange pardon, de-classifying stuff, congressional term limits...

For Trump, being anti-establishment was always about catchy slogans "drain the swamp" and irrelevant "own the media" stunts like skipping the White House Correspondents' dinner.

Biden does not have the ability to legalize weed. That would require an act of Congress, which would require both parties to agree to it (or at least agree not to filibuster it).

Legalization is one thing, instructing the DEA to reschedule it (perhaps with some figleaf like a scientific committee to reassess) is another.

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