Fetterman calls on Biden to move toward decriminalizing marijuana ahead of Pennsylvania visit – By Caroline Vakil (The Hill) / Aug 29, 2022
Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman called on President Biden to deschedule marijuana, with a goal of ultimately decriminalizing the drug, ahead of Biden’s visit to the state next week.
Biden is expected to travel to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, two key swing states, on Labor Day ahead of the November midterms.
“It’s long past time that we finally decriminalize marijuana,” Fetterman said in a statement. “The president needs to use his executive authority to begin descheduling marijuana, I would love to see him do this prior to his visit to Pittsburgh. This is just common sense and Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly support decriminalizing marijuana.”
Fetterman also took a shot at his Republican opponent Mehmet Oz, who has spoken out against marijuana legalization.
