Advocates cheer Biden marijuana decision, call for legalization

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Kassandra Frederique, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, said in a statement that she is "thrilled" with Thursday's news, adding that Biden should fully deschedule marijuana rather than reschedule it to a lower drug classification.
49% : Erik Altieri, executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, called the action "long overdue" and urged lawmakers to pass legislation to legalize marijuana nationwide.
48% : Biden said Thursday that he will order his administration to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law.
48% : Marijuana is currently a Schedule 1 drug, a higher classification than highly addictive drugs such as fentanyl and methamphetamine.
39% : Marijuana legalization advocates cheered President Biden's decision on Thursday to pardon prior federal simple weed convictions and set the stage for decriminalizing the drug at the federal level.
27% : "Keeping marijuana on the federal drug schedule will mean people will continue to face criminal charges for marijuana," she said.

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