> If it were a sincere and principled choice, he would have done it in his first week in office. Like Carter with his Vietnam pardons in January 1977.

I'm no fan of presidents in general, and especially not ones who forget what they're saying mid-sentence. But isn't it worth noting Biden has historically been pretty anti-drug, he introduced the RAVE Act[0] FFS. Maybe it took some convincing to change his attitude towards marijuana laws?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAVE_Act