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Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ... by chiefalchemist on Saturday December 24, 2022 @12:34PM (#34119002)
Similar is true of abortions. The majority/control was there - more than once - and despite knowing Roe v Wade was on shifting sands the Dems refused to act. The issue empowers The Politics Industrial Complex but does little to work for We The People.

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/im-your-biggest-fan/

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Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ... by dragonwriter on Saturday December 24, 2022 @06:40PM (#34122388)
> Similar is true of abortions. The majority/control was there - more than once - and despite knowing Roe v Wade was on shifting sands the Dems refused to act.

Act how?

Unlike marriage (where the FFC clause gives Congress an explicit power), the “codify Roe” refrain was always hollow since without Roe being a 14th Amendment right there is no real Constitutional argument for authority for federal codification.

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Re:Cannabis is legal in most America but federal laws block ... by chiefalchemist on Sunday December 25, 2022 @11:31AM (#34128545)
I don't know the particulars but the current POTUS did come out and promise a codified response. Other reports at the time also implied proactive action could have been taken.

This was simply yet another issue that was intentionally managed to benefit The Politics Industrial Complex.

Note: I don't consider HuffPost to be a beacon of journalism. It's simply the top of the SERP. I'm confident better have reported the same.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-codify-roe-v-wade-congr...

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