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      4 hours ago

      Decriminalization is not the same as legalization. In terms of legalization, he only supported legalization for medical marijuana which is the process he started. He actually pledged to move it to schedule 2 but has started the process to move it to schedule 3. That process is getting closer for what it’s worth. The DEA has really dragged it out but it’s nearly at the end with the public hearing in December

      From the source that politico links to

      he will support the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes

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      reschedule cannabis as a schedule II drug so researchers can study its positive and negative impacts.