Does Biden’s views on weed now make him a conservative?

President Biden’s political career hasn’t exactly made him the poster child for marijuana legalization. Earlier in that career, he was among the many who supported the war on drugs and anti-marijuana legislation. Over time, the President has significantly changed and liberalized his views. But has he changed them enough to keep the Democrats in power?

Legalization bills are popping up on both sides of the political aisle, and public support for marijuana legalization is at an all-time high. Two-thirds of this nation’s citizens believe marijuana should be legal, according to a recent Pew Research Center to learn.

Meanwhile, some Republicans have gone so far as to denounce the president for his outdated and conservative views on marijuana. As a result, many are wondering when and how the White House will take a stand on weed, as the concept continues to gain popularity even among voters.

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With all this forward momentum, and so close to a very important midterm election, it is puzzling to some why the President hasn’t taken a stronger stance on marijuana legalization. “It’s almost as if the President isn’t acknowledging the amazing increase in support for marijuana legalization over the past two decades.” wrote Harry either for CNN.

But before judging where Biden stands today, it might be wise to look back at where his views stood a few years ago campaigning when he repeatedly called marijuana a gateway drug. Additionally, as we previously reported, he supported federal policies that made it easier for law enforcement to crack down on marijuana offenders, particularly his Authorship of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 1994.

WATCH: @JoeBiden on legalizing marijuana – “There’s not nearly enough evidence … whether or not it’s a gateway drug,” he said last night, “it’s a debate.” Biden said states should over decide on legalization and he supports medical marijuana. @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/s4CE32phLS

— Bo Erickson CBS (@BoKnowsNews) November 17, 2019

He softened his stance a little later in the campaign, saying marijuana should be decriminalized but legalization should be left to individual states, saying that “states should be able to make a judgment about the legalization of marijuana. I think that’s okay.”

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Strong supporters of marijuana legalization may have been concerned with the Biden administration fired five White House staffers who admitted to having used marijuana in the past. “Many of these employees lived in states where the use and sale of cannabis is perfectly legal, which casts doubt on Biden’s campaign promise that states should be free to implement their own cannabis laws without federal interference,” it said forbes. This action may appear hypocritical and suggests that the idea of ​​”decriminalization” may have been a pictorial concept rather than an actual game plan.

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Since marijuana is less of a partisan issue than other issues, and the public is noticeably supportive of it, one has to wonder what exactly the heist is. “With legalization seeming such an obvious political win, all that’s stopping Biden, according to current and former aides, is public health,” it said The Atlantic. In other words, the president wants more evidence that marijuana is safe for public consumption.

While public health is certainly a reason to reconsider his stance on a variety of issues, other lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are going beyond Biden’s stance on marijuana as he awaits these supposedly definitive public health data.

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As we did before reportedRepublicans, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (who called him an “unruly boomer”), have used Biden’s inaction on marijuana legalization as an opportunity to undermine his understanding of what the American people want.

While these opinions may be inaccurate, now appears to be the time for the Biden administration to take concrete action on marijuana policy. As leaders from both parties strive to push marijuana legalization forward, it seems like legalizing marijuana in some form is low-hanging fruit. The president just has to pluck it from the tree.