For half a century, the federal government has treated marijuana as one of the more dangerous drugs in the United States. On Tuesday, the Biden administration signaled a significant shift in approach. Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The Times, explains how big an impact the proposed changes could have. Guest: Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
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From the New York Times, I'm Michael barbaro.
This is the daily today, in a historic decision, the Biden administration has just recommended loosening federal restrictions on on marijuana that have been on the books for decades.
My colleague Zolan Kano youngs walks us through why Biden is doing this now and how big an impact the proposed changes could actually have.
It's Thursday, May 2.
Zolan in the US, the federal government has a legal approach to marijuana, and the states have a legal approach to marijuana.
And it's been the states that have led the way on reform, on legalizing both medical and increasingly recreational use of marijuana.
And we've covered all that very closely on the show.
But the federal government has basically stood still, right?
Yeah, that's right.
When you look at how the federal government treats marijuana compared to the states, the federal government kind of has been stuck in the past year.
States have really taken the lead on sort of relaxing their stance, their policies towards cannabis use.
And the way the federal government stays stuck in the past is essentially by classifying marijuana as a schedule one drug, the most severe category, simply, it's on the same league as heroin and LSD.
The federal government, basically, when it comes to schedule one substances, is saying there's no medical benefit from these substances.