No one should go to jail for 'smoking weed,' VP Harris says at White House

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

March 15, 2024 3:07 PM EDT


WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday said "nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed," as she met to discuss the topic with rapper Fat Joe and others pardoned for marijuana convictions. Harris added that "far too many people have been sent to jail for simple marijuana possession."

President Joe Biden, seeking a second four-year term in November's election, has sought to appeal to young voters, some of whom are dissatisfied with his sluggish policy reforms..

Harris called on the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice to hasten a reclassifying of marijuana as less harmful than drugs like heroin. "Marijuana is considered as dangerous as heroin and more dangerous than fentanyl, which is absurd, not to mention patently unfair," Harris said.

The Department of Health and Human Services last year recommended that cannabis be reclassified from its current treatment as a "Schedule I" to a Schedule III drug with a moderate potential for causing addiction. The decision now rests with the Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-vp-harris-talk-marijuana-reform-white-house-friday-2024-03-15/

[Silent Type]

1. Totally agree. Has anyone been sentenced to jail in recent years for solely smoking weed?

[twodogsbarking]

2. Make it legal and don't tax it. Grow the economy, eh.

[WmChris]

3. IMHO

Alcohol causes a lot more trouble in society than weed. Alcohol is associated with auto wrecks, bar fights, and domestic abuse.

[Chi67]

4. Agreed

Not to mentionable the medical benefits. I have pretty bad IBS. In a week, medical marijuana got rid of symptoms I had been dealing with for over 8 years. Had it not been legalized here in Illinois, I would still be in a lot of pain. I have been symptom-free for over 4 years now. It should not be illegal to take care of oneself. I should mention, I only use edibles. I don't smoke.

[Mosby]

5. Did you try the fodmap diet?

There isn't much in the literature about pot helping with IBS. Glad it helped you.

[Earth-shine]

7. You gotta read between the lines, here.

They like the edibles!

I would say, unquestionably, it helps the digestive system from one end to the other. It calms the system down and lets it function.

IBS has multiple causes and multiple cures.

[Mr.Bill]

6. I just like that the Vice President of The United States

is saying "smoking weed".