Re: Rescheduling marijuana would still uphold federal criminal penalties for mere possession (please read)

Friend, [sign the petition to President Biden: Keep your promise. Decriminalize marijuana.]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( We have made some strides in the fight for cannabis justice. Cannabis has been [decriminalized]( or made [legal]( in some places across the country. But some places are not enough: we need justice everywhere! President Biden promised to decriminalize marijuana. To truly fulfill this promise and address social and racial justice, he must remove cannabis entirely from the Controlled Substances Act, not merely reschedule it. President Biden can and must do more. [Sign the petition to demand President Biden do more and keep his promise: Decriminalize marijuana!]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Thanks for all you do, Erin Tulley, Daily Kos P.S. Below is an email we sent out earlier calling on President Biden to decriminalize marijuana: --------------------------------------------------------------- Friend, [sign the petition to President Biden: Keep your promise. Decriminalize marijuana.]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( The Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has [recommended]( that cannabis, or marijuana, be reclassified as a Schedule III drug, down from a Schedule I, under the Controlled Substances Act. The problem with this reclassification is that it does not address social justice issues or extreme [racial disparities]( caused by criminalizing marijuana. Rescheduling keeps marijuana illegal, instead of fulfilling President Biden’s promise to decriminalize it. During his 2020 presidential campaign, President Biden vowed to decriminalize cannabis. To truly fulfill this promise and address social and racial justice, he must remove cannabis entirely from the Controlled Substances Act, not merely reschedule it. President Biden can and must do more. [Sign the petition to demand President Biden do more and keep his promise: Decriminalize marijuana!]( [SIGN THE PETITION]( Thanks for all you do, Erin Tulley, Daily Kos Daily Kos needs you now more than ever We are falling behind our projections for two of our three major revenue streams: advertising and list building. This means that at this moment, we need to rely more and more on donations from the Daily Kos community to make ends meet. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Donate $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.