Don’t Fall for the Biden Weed Pardon Bluff – Its a Big Bunch of Baloney

Politics often relies on slick bait-and-switch tactics, flashing token progress to divert attention from broken systems. Rather than uprooting special interests, the playbook tosses scrap concessions that sound big but don’t rock the boat. Joe Biden’s largely symbolic marijuana pardons fit the bill – grabbing good PR while keeping the drug war’s machinery and money flowing.