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During his 2024 campaign, President-elect Trump expressed support for rescheduling and decriminalizing marijuana.
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2025
Conservative politicians have taken to blaming casual consumers, including marijuana smokers, for supporting a deadly industry at a time when some governments in the Americas and Europe have decriminalized or legalized cannabis.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
In addition to medical marijuana, there is significant support for decriminalizing cannabis possession.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
However, some governments have decriminalized possession of the drug in small amounts.
—Edward Szekeres, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2025
Conservative politicians have taken to blaming casual consumers, including marijuana smokers, for supporting a deadly industry at a time when some governments in the Americas and Europe have decriminalized or legalized cannabis.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
In addition to medical marijuana, there is significant support for decriminalizing cannabis possession.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
However, some governments have decriminalized possession of the drug in small amounts.
—Edward Szekeres, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Decriminalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decriminalize. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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