Weed v. United States
(01/19/22 5:00am)
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman’s campaign slogan for an upcoming U.S. Senate run is “Fetterman4Senate 2022.” The “4” and “20” are seaweed colored, a nod to the de facto marijuana holiday on April 20th. Following Fetterman, other major politicians, including Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Majority Leader Chuck Shumer (D-NY) currently draft a legalization bill. Paralleling these politicians, two-thirds of Americans, including half of identifying Republicans, support legalization. These developments beg the questions: “Why and how did we illegalize it in the first place?