John Fetterman to Push Biden on Legalizing Cannabis

Current Senate Candidate Jon Fetterman Wants President Joe Biden’s Endorsement accountability for one of his most important campaign promises: cannabis reform.

Cannabis advocate Fetterman says he will continue to push for cannabis reform if elected to the Senate. But before that, I plan to appeal directly to the president when I march with him at the Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh on September 5.

“It’s been a long time since we finally decriminalized marijuana,” Fetterman said in a press release Monday. I’d like to see the President do this before the visit because it’s just common sense and Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly support decriminalization of marijuana.”

Fetterman’s campaign spokesmen plan to address these issues when they march together at the parade. I look forward to it.”

Biden has so far failed to deliver on those campaign promises on cannabis. He made his first comment on the issue since taking office last month, speaking of people who are ultimately incarcerated for nonviolent cannabis crimes. “There is,” he said, adding that a crime bill to address the issue may be underway.

Fetterman isn’t the only direct push for Mr. Biden. Six senators, including Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), sent a letter to Biden in July. , called for action so that an amnesty would finally materialize. To non-violent federal marijuana prisoners.

The letter claimed that the administration was “harming thousands of Americans, delaying research, and depriving Americans of the ability to use marijuana for medical and other purposes.”

Back in Pennsylvania, current polls show Fetterman ahead of Republican opponent TV health personality Mehmet Oz, better known as Dr. Oz.Both Oz and the Republican National Committee aimed at the Democratic candidate For his record of cannabis and drug policy reform, despite polls showing that most of Pennsylvania supports Fetterman’s position on legalization and harm reduction.

Face off against Pennsylvania’s more conservative Dr. Oz for the Senate seat, so far he’s been very outspoken about his support for legal cannabis and drug reform. He has seen success in cannabis sales in nearby New Jersey and comments that he hopes to do the same in his home state of Pennsylvania. I see people still in jail for cannabis.

One of his goals in his current role is to ensure that as many eligible people receive pardons, and he serves on the Pennsylvania State Pardons Commission. He hopes the courts will remove cannabis arrests from the record and restore opportunities such as housing, student financial aid and employment.

Fetterman spoke favorably when Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolfe, a Democrat, supported legalizing marijuana, prompting a statewide listening to talk about cannabis and how the state’s residents feel. led the tour. A fundraising email earlier this year said he was working on the work needed to “legalize weed for jobs, justice, veterans, farmers, and income.” .

He is also known for boasting about cannabis farmers in Pennsylvania, claiming they can grow better cannabis than those in New Jersey, as a way to spark cannabis reform. In 2020, he hosted a virtual forum to get advice from legal states on state legalization.

It’s not clear how his message will be received at the parade, but on behalf of the nation’s cannabis advocates, we wish Fetterman the best of luck!