Biden's Marijuana Reforms Are Long Overdue but Will Have Just a Modest Impact

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here. The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Friday, October 7, 2022   Joe Biden's Marijuana Reforms Are Long Overdue but Will Have Just a Modest Impact The president's mass pardon does not extend to pot suppliers, and his rescheduling plans won't make marijuana a legal medicine. By Jacob Sullum What Biden's Weed Plan Really Means President Biden's marijuana announcement carries big rhetorical weight. But it will only make a small dent in the damage done by decades of marijuana criminalization and prosecution. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown Biden Is Still Seeking Potential Life Sentences for Distributing Weed, Even As He Pardons for Possession Pardoning possession offenders is nice. Taking his boot off the necks of cannabis sellers would be even better. By Billy Binion Tom Cotton Says Biden's Marijuana Pardon Recipients Pleaded Down From More Serious Charges In fact, most were caught on federal property with small amounts of pot. By C.J. Ciaramella Americans Are Losing Their Work Ethic Even reduced immigration and job openings for miles aren't luring America's ever-growing workforce dropouts back in. By Matt Welch A Federal Judge Rejects New York's Attempt To Defy the SCOTUS Decision Upholding the Right To Bear Arms The decision is a warning to states that impose vague permit standards or sweeping bans on guns in "sensitive locations." By Jacob Sullum 'Riotsville, U.S.A.' Explores the Origins of Police Militarization Sierra Pettengill's documentary focuses on the fake towns, built by the Army in the 1960s, to train law enforcement. By Meredith Bragg Kiwi Farms Is Back The return of the trollish forum demonstrates the futility of bans on bad speech. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown A California Law Designed To Protect Children's Digital Privacy Could Lead to Invasive Age Verification While the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act was hailed as a victory for digital privacy, critics warn of a litany of unintended consequences. By Emma Camp California A.G. Says Anaheim NIMBYs Can't Block Women's Group Home State officials have been warning Anaheim for decades that their regulations on transitional housing were illegal. The city's rejection of nonprofit Grandma's House of Hope's group home was the last straw. By Christian Britschgi Star-Studded Amsterdam Is a Tedious, Terrible Warning About the Rise of Fascism A stacked cast and an Oscar-nominated director can't save this flop. By Peter Suderman Image credit: Yuri Gripas/Picture Alliance/Consolidated News Photos/Newscom Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe