What current U.S presidential candidates are most in favor of legalizing pot?

Smokeydope@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 5 points –

Im not really a political person but the one thing I do care about is pot. Which candidate is most supportive of federally legalizing or at least bumping down the schedule 4 drug status of pot.

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Technically Biden, but ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh. He isn't pro-legalisation but is the most likely route. As the cannabis industry gains more money and momentum it's really just a matter of time, but there are Republicans actively fighting against it. So, do with that, what you will. Also don't be fooled by libertarians, they will try to draw you in with pot and legal sex work, but that's a trap.

Neither side, really, but you can generally be certain that the Republican party is the one most against legalizing marijuana.

Perhaps pot is the only issue you care about now, but a vote for anyone except Biden is functionally a vote for Trump, who will give you much bigger issues to worry about. So, the smart thing to do here is to vote Biden.

A vote for Stein or West is functionally equivalent to driving to the ballot box just to rip up your ballot and drive home.

Vote for your state's office to change that, the federal government isn't kicking down doors over weed.

Isn't it usually the Libertarians?

No. The Libertarian party is the least coherent of the four, and you can't count on any consistency in their platform. They seem to do zero policing of their candidates' attitudes.

Lol, we already have Libertarian weed, it's called the black market. I'd honestly prefer to go to a legal, local business and pay the taxes, at least my consumption would actually help my community then.

tarries use weed as a trap to draw you in, don’t be fooled

Worry not, I can see right through the bullshit. And I'm not American anyway so there's that too xD

We haven't seen all the upcoming candidates yet, but when in doubt, vote Libertarian.

Name one time a Libertarian accomplished something.

I meant vote Libertarian in the context of the issue OP cares about, I didn’t mean I advocated Libertarians. Jesus guys, anyone here have any respect for individualistic self-determination in democracy?

Isn't individualistic self-determination functionally not democracy?

No.

Being in charge of yourself isn’t anti-democratic unless you take it to one hell of an extreme.

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