I mean Biden has already started the process for rescheduling weed to schedule 3 for medical legalization. Process is long but it’s at the tail end with the final hearing in December. It’s not too hard to see Harris just using the same process but asking for full descheduling rather than asking them for schedule 3. Or if Dems get a trifecta, she could also try to get congress to legalize directly in law (faster than the executive branch only action)
Many of states on that map have started adopting it only more recently, so there’s been a push to increase it! If it’s not in your state, consider writing to your local state legislature representative to push them to pass laws for it next election!
It managed to get through in red Utah in 2018, so don’t think it’s necessarily a lost cause even if you are in a red state (though yes they are more resistant to it)
https://lemmy.ml/post/22122469
Made a simple post with the initiative’s page
It’s also worth noting that some states have same-day voter registration, though not Ohio at the moment unfortunately. Some states started adding that more recently such as Virginia (implemented 2022) and Nevada (2019)
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/31/voter-registration-election-day-2024
Put a caveat that New York, unlike the other states on the map here, only allowed it on the first day of early voting because of the quirks of the law they passed
They don’t agree on it. Biden only supported legalized medical marijuana, and to his credit, he did actually start the process to do that. He order rescheduling to schedule 3 which basically legalizes medical marijuana. It should go into effect around December as the DEA has dragged out the process. It’s not instant executive order to reschedule. The law lays out a rather long process, but we’re nearly at the end of it at this point
Sorry it’s hard to tell over text sometimes. Have had plenty of fully genuine conversations with people saying things like this who are not being sarcastic
Yes? Harris is saying she wants it legalized medically and recreationally. She’s supporting full legalization here and she has earlier in the campaign
I still don’t follow what you are trying to say? Unless you are just concuring with Harris?
Don’t follow what you are saying? Legalizing recreationally is also legalizing it medically
Even Biden supported medical marijuana and he already started the process to legalize that (via rescheduling)
and legalize it everywhere
That’s what she’s essentially saying she wants to do, no?
Also also worth noting that there’s also even phone banking on Tuesday on election day too if you want something to do that day beyond just voting (if you have not yet voted)
Vote, volunteer, get involved
And also remind and encourage any dem-leaning friends, family, neighbors, etc. you know to go vote!
Plus also make sure to encourage and remind any dem leaning people you know to get out and vote. Friends, family, neighbors, etc it makes more of a difference than you might think
Hmm actually looking at the calendar of events left for measure J, it seems like the volunteering opportunities (for Measure J specifically) are more limited now at this point. Would have made a post earlier if there was still more open
Still a lot of other volunteering for dems open though I should note
Vote, volunteer, get involved
Make sure to encourage and remind any dem-leaning friends, family, etc. to get out and vote!
Also consider volunteering to get people to vote yes on Measure J in Sonoma County California. It would phase out any factory farms in the area and be a major first
There’s a decent chance Walz runs to be president in the future if Harris wins and I think he’d probably do fairly well in a primary and general
Looking a bit deeper, does seem like it varies by location. Will update the title to clarify that
He is, though he’s wrong about Trump’s plans being anything beneficial in the long term. But even what he’s saying about any part of it being harmful is a contradiction of Trump’s claims about the economy
Another thing to note about him: Girdusky is also listed as one of the board of advisors of American Moment which is a group that’s listed by the Heritage Foundation as a Project 2025 partner
In a close election, any decent percentage matters and they are not spread out evenly at all. For instance, there are 500,000 in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania was won by only 42k in 2016
Plus a million in Florida - that can make the florida senate race a little more competitive. New York downballot races are a big part of why dems lost the house in 2022, and there’s also around a million in New York
They should certainly have representation, yes, but that’s not to say the Puerto Ricans in swing states / competitive downballot won’t matter either
Easily pushed around by dictators and billionaires, not so easily pushed by average citizens
Harris is more able to be influenced by public pressure which is what John Oliver is trying to get at