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I feel like I am missing a piece of the puzzle.
How does this legalize weed? This feel like the same thing as last time with less jail time.
This doesn't legalize weed, but arguably it's a step in the right direction.
It legalizes medical and research use of weed, which are currently federally illegal. Doesn't do much for recreational use though.
The President can’t decriminalize (legalize) a drug. That requires congressional legislation.
My napkin guess is that this is some sort of specific process/tactic, either it only allows ~~1~~ 2 levels of reclassification at a time or that was all that could be agreed on (with multiple agencies, likely the DEA limiting the pace). So either avoiding the Senate or the tiniest of steps that pretty much anybody will allow/defend. Slow-and-steady could be the plan, assuming Biden wins again and actually follows up.
Well that and it probably really helps with the turning-a-blind-eye, like the difference between ignoring/acquitting a hit-and-run fender-bender versus ignoring/acquitting the act of treating a no-traffic intersection (in clear conditions) like a 4-way stop. Maybe it will be enough to reduce hostility and move the relevant overton window over time while avoiding pushback.
EDIT: Looking at it more, this seems to be the department of HHS pressuring the DEA on clear medical use. As others say, the lower restriction might help further medical study which could in-turn result in further reclassification.