Sha'Carri Richardson suspension underscores frustration with Biden's marijuana policy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : In November 2019, he said to see if marijuana was a "gateway" drug, while his top opponents in the Democratic primary were calling for full legalization.
45% : Supporters also point to states like Washington and Colorado, where recreational marijuana has been legal for nearly a decade, as well as the racial gap in enforcement of the current laws.
45% : Harris opposed the legalization of marijuana at the time she was California attorney general, when a proposition for legalization was on the ballot in California.
44% : Before Richardson's suspension, the White House last discussed the topic at length back in April, when the White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, held back from any firm commitment that Biden would legalize marijuana if a bill to that effect appeared able to pass in Congress.
38% : Richardson, a top U.S. track and field star, will not be competing in the Olympics later this summer, after testing positive for marijuana, which is a banned substance according to both U.S. and international anti-doping agencies.
36% : that roughly two-thirds of Americans support marijuana legalization, including majorities in battleground states where it remains illegal, like , and .
34% : Activists said they understood that marijuana could not have been the top priority for Biden, who came into office when the coronavirus pandemic was about to peak.
25% : "While President Biden has issued an Executive Order to advance racial equity through every aspect of government, this administration continues to turn a blind eye to the criminalization of marijuana, which is the most commonly used justification for law enforcement to stop American citizens.
21% : Some advocates for marijuana legalization also expressed disappointment with Vice President Kamala Harris.
19% : Advocates for marijuana legalization are expressing disappointment and frustration with the Biden administration's response to , which they say highlights the White House's refusal to move forward on cannabis policy.
19% : Psaki reiterated Biden's position that the drug should be decriminalized and reclassified and that prior criminal records of offenses involving marijuana should be expunged.

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