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During the presidency of Barack Obama, the government eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in U.S. states permitting cannabis use. [1][2][3] This also applies to the every other administration before him including Nixon administration. [4]
2015: President Barack Obama declares his support for cannabis decriminalization but opposition to legalization. [ 153 ] [ 154 ] 2022: President Joe Biden , in ordering a review of the scheduling status of cannabis , states: "We classify marijuana at the same level as heroin – and more serious than fentanyl .
In the United States, cannabis is legal in 38 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [1]
20 sty 2014 · President Obama said in a magazine interview with The New Yorker that he didn't think marijuana is "more dangerous than alcohol." But his support for marijuana legalization comes with several...
20 sty 2014 · US President Barack Obama has said smoking marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol, but still called it a "bad idea". Speaking to The New Yorker magazine, he said it was wrong to think...
29 gru 2016 · After all, advocates built up support and votes for medical pot as the Bush and Obama administrations allowed hundreds of raids on medical marijuana dispensaries from the early 2000s to early...
31 sty 2014 · In 2009, the Obama administration told federal law enforcement agencies to stop targeting medical marijuana dispensaries, signaling a change from the approach of President George W. Bush.
