Vice President Harris, Colorado Governor And Other Top Officials Cheer Biden's Expanded Marijuana Pardon - Marijuana Moment

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : However, it would have a meaningful impact in other ways, for example by removing widely criticized research barriers and allowing state-licensed cannabis businesses to take federal tax deductions they're currently barred from under an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code known as 280E.Despite the fact that public support for legalization has reached record highs, especially among the Democratic base, the president has declined to embrace the broader reform.
39% : "Kevin Sabet, president of the prohibitionist group SAM, said the pardon proclamation shows that "criminal justice reform is possible without commercializing the drug," though he said it was "unfortunate" that the president didn't use the opportunity to talk about "how dangerous marijuana is.

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