WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Jane Saki declined to say Tuesday whether President Biden would honor his campaign promise to release “all” who went to prison for pottery.
Motioning in the White House briefing room, a reporter mockingly blasted the Unofficial Pot Holiday with 4/20 questions, with one reporter joking that his co-workers were “potentially celebrating.”
But it was the smoke that Psaki gave up on whether Biden actually plans to free the prisoners – or if he was to legally pot the Fed from Senate Chief Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Will sign a bill.
Kristin Fisher of Fox News asked Saki in her daily briefing about a report by The Post on Inmates to honor her pledge to free Biden.
Fisher asked Sasaki, “Some people in jail on marijuana charges are asking President Biden to keep his campaign promise and release him.” Where is President Biden on keeping that campaign promise? ”
But Saki did not pay attention and said that Biden wants to reduce marijuana from Schedule II under Schedule I Drugs to the Scheduled Substances Act. She said that “the reestablishment of cannabis as a Schedule II drug, which is also going to have an impact on the criminal justice system.”
Schedule II drugs include fentanyl and cocaine, which are illegal to possess in addition to tightly controlled medical conditions. Schedule I drugs, by contrast, are deemed by the Fed to have no approved medical use.
Sasaki declined to say whether Biden would sign Schumer’s federal legalization bill in response to a separate question, saying “he has not yet passed a bill.”
In response to another question about why Biden opposed the apparent legalization, despite widespread public support, Saki said, “We understand that this movement is happening on him. I’m speaking about what his position is.” And what is his position. He wants to be decisive, but again he will look into the research of positive and negative effects. “
In response to another question – Will Biden release a specific marijuana inmate, Luke Scarmazzo – Sasaki said Biden supports medical marijuana as well as “reduces marijuana use and automatically reduces any prior criminal Exposes the record. “
That reporter noted that Trump freed seven people serving life in prison on their last day in office. Two of those men were jailed for life as a direct result of Biden’s 1994 crime law, which he wrote as a senator.
Although pot possession is a federal crime, medical marijuana is permitted in most states and 18 states plus DC have approved recreational pot under local legislation by voter initiative or law. A recent national poll by Quinnipiac University found 69 percent support for legalizing pot, with 62 percent of Republicans in favor.
Biden wrote some of the nation’s harshest drug laws, but as the race ran for president, the reform moved towards reform.
Biden Said in 2019: “I think we should reduce marijuana, period. And I think that everyone – who has a record – should be thrown out of jail, their record should be abolished, completely void.” Should be.“
Ismail Lira, 43, and Pedro Moreno, 61, among federal prisoners still sentenced to life imprisonment for utensils. They were both guilty of distributing marijuana imported from Mexico and told The Post that they would like to keep their promise to Biden.
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