Corporate Influence In Biden’s Cannabis Policy? The Risks Of ‘Born-Again Champions Of Justice And Equity’
President Joe Biden‘s May 16 announcement to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug has been framed as a racial justice policy aimed at reversing long-standing inequities. Biden said it himself about cannabis arrests: “Black and brown people have been arrested, prosecuted, and convicted at disproportionate rates.”
A survey recently conducted by the Parabola Center for Law and Policy with RTI International, reveals that Americans prioritize social equity and ending arrests over corporate benefits when it comes to marijuana policy.
“When President Joe Biden announced his administration was moving marijuana to Schedule III, there’s a reason he didn’t lead with ‘Curaleaf might save more than $150 million in taxes this year!'” said Shaleen Title, founder and director of Parabola Center in an op-ed published by Marijuana Moment about the survey. “Instead, despite a lack of factual support, he touted it as a racial justice policy, calling it ‘an important move towards reversing long-standing inequities.'”
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The survey, wrote Title, indicates a …