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Marijuana advocates: why has nothing changed yet under President Biden?
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WASHINGTON â 15 states have now officially legalized recreational marijuana use.
Several more allow for cannabis to be used for medicinal purposes.
As President Joe Biden approaches his 100th day in office, nothing major has changed at the federal level, where marijuana remains illegal.
ADVOCATES FRUSTRATION
To say Adam Eidinger likes marijuana is an understatement. The advocate helped decriminalize marijuana in D.C. years ago. He has helped lead pushes to legalize it at the federal level for years. Have I heard anything from the White House? Uh, no, Eidinger, who lives a mile from Biden, said.