{"id":52427,"date":"2022-01-20T09:23:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T17:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/most-americans-predict-biden-wont-uphold-marijuana-decriminalization-promise-in-2022-poll-finds\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T13:45:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T21:45:42","slug":"most-americans-predict-biden-wont-uphold-marijuana-decriminalization-promise-in-2022-poll-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/most-americans-predict-biden-wont-uphold-marijuana-decriminalization-promise-in-2022-poll-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans Predict Biden Won\u2019t Uphold Marijuana Decriminalization Promise In 2022, Poll Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new poll shows that more than half of Americans feel that President Joe Biden has made little to no progress on a key campaign pledge to decriminalize marijuana during his first year in office\u2014and most people also aren\u2019t betting on him doing more to advance the reform in 2022.<\/p>\n

The survey from YouGov and The Economist asked Americans to rate the president\u2019s performance on six campaign promises in his first year and separately say how much progress they think he will make in the new year.<\/p>\n

Fifty-four percent said Biden has made little to no progress on cannabis decriminalization while 23 percent said they didn\u2019t know. Just 23 percent said that he\u2019s made some or a lot of progress on the issue.<\/p>\n

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Via YouGov.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Respondents said they felt Biden made somewhat more progress on four of the other issues\u2014student loan forgiveness, clean energy infrastructure, raising the federal minimum wage and COVID-19 response. Only on the issue of securing bipartisan cooperation in Congress for economic relief did Biden get lower scores than for cannabis reform.<\/p>\n

Democrats were most likely to give Biden good marks for his progress on several of these issues, but 42 percent said that he\u2019s made little to no progress on decriminalization. In contrast, 73 percent of those who identify as Republicans said he\u2019s done little to advance the reform, even if that cohort is less supportive of the proposal overall.<\/p>\n

Asked separately to look ahead for expectations in 2022, pessimism abounds, with 58 percent of respondents saying they anticipate the president will make little to no progress on marijuana decriminalization despite promising it to voters ahead of the 2020 election. Twenty-six percent said they weren\u2019t sure what to expect and only 16 percent said they believe he\u2019ll make some or a lot of progress.<\/p>\n

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Via YouGov.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The poll also asked respondents how they personally view each of the campaign promises, and 58 percent said they support marijuana decriminalization, compared to 25 percent who are opposed.<\/p>\n

After his first year in the White House, Americans have good reason to be skeptical about how committed Biden is to fulfilling his marijuana pledges. Beside decriminalization, he also said on the campaign trail that he\u2019d move to reschedule cannabis and grant clemency to people with federal marijuana convictions\u2014and none of that has happened yet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The YouGov survey<\/a> involved interviews with 1,500 Americans from January 15-18. The margin of error is \u00b13 percentage points.<\/p>\n

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Most Americans are pessimistic about how much progress Joe Biden will make toward six campaign promises in 2022, including:<\/p>\n

-Forgiving student loan debt from public schools
-Decriminalizing marijuana
-Bipartisan support in Congress for economic reliefhttps:\/\/t.co\/RAAyl8Z7V7<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/FAIyDmThj6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 YouGov America (@YouGovAmerica) January 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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While experts say it may not be possible for a president to unilaterally remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, he could encourage agencies like the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Justice Department to initiate the rescheduling process<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And while the poll didn\u2019t ask respondents about clemency for marijuana prisoners, it\u2019s a major unfulfilled promise that\u2019s especially frustrating to advocates considering that he could grant a mass pardon with a stroke of the pen.<\/p>\n

Biden has received about a dozen\u00a0letters<\/a>\u00a0from<\/a>\u00a0lawmakers<\/a>,\u00a0advocates<\/a>, celebrities and people impacted by criminalization to\u00a0do something<\/a>\u00a0about the people who remain behind federal bars over cannabis. After months of inaction, some members of Congress like\u00a0Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)<\/a>\u00a0have even\u00a0sent follow-up letters<\/a>\u00a0demanding a response.<\/p>\n

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Missouri Lawmaker Files Bill To Decriminalize Low-Level Drug Possession<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Photo courtesy of Jurassic Blueberries<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The post Most Americans Predict Biden Won\u2019t Uphold Marijuana Decriminalization Promise In 2022, Poll Finds<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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