(This story is part of the cover package in the November-December issue of MJBizMagazine.)
From zealous drug warrior to out-of-touch elder statesman to the regulated marijuana industry’s savior apparent.
President Joe Biden’s long arc in public life might have more twists ahead.
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One year after setting into motion the most significant transformation in federal marijuana policy since 1970, the same politician whose views as a U.S. senator escalated the drug war to its apex has now, as president, laid the cornerstone for a stable and lasting legal marijuana industry.
“Love him or hate him,” said Andrew Kline, Denver-based senior counsel at national law firm Perkins Coie, “this industry should show him some appreciation.”
How it started
Drug reformers had low hopes for a Biden White House.
A law-and-order hard-liner as a senator, Biden was routinely ridiculed on the 2020 campaign trail for refusing to adapt to
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