Morgan Fox is the Political Director of NORML, a voice for responsible marijuana consumers which advocates for changes in public policy regarding marijuana. He joins us to discuss the Biden administration proclamation of October 6, 2022, which provided pardons for those with federal marijuana possession convictions. At first glance the initiative seemed to be promising, but 4 months later, there is still no pardon process in place and the proclamation was less beneficial than it first appeared. New congressional legislation is needed to change marijuana laws. Morgan Fox joins us from Washington.
âBlack August started in San Quentin to highlight the armed struggle,â said Jihad Abdulmumit, chairperson of the Jericho Movement, which advocates for political prisoners
Unless folks are under the delusion that victory over the âfascistsâ is imminent, the condition of political prisoners should be a deeply personal, as well as political, concern to all activists.
The election was stolen from Clinton four years ago and the even weaker 2020 candidate can expect the same fate.
When it comes to China, Democracy Now, Jacobin, The Nation and others on the imperial-minded US âleftâ are allies of white supremacy.
Like the first Covd-19 relief package, the pending bill will have been written by âsleep-deprived staff and inattentive lawmakers who are making this all up on the fly.â
