Nearly 43,000 people commented on the DEA reclassifying cannabis. What did they say?

Analysis shows 59% of commenters want the proposed rule change to go further and for marijuana to be decriminalized…

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/27/dea-cannabis-classification

Is It OK to Pay for Sex? (John Donvan; Open to Debate podcast)

Prostitution remains heavily stigmatized and legally complex globally, ranging from full decriminalization to controlled regulation like the Nordic Model, where only purchasers of sex, not sellers of sex are penalized. This model has been implemented in eight countries, including Sweden, Iceland, Canada, and France, as well as in the U.S. state of Maine. 

Those who argue that it is ok to pay for sex say that it’s a profession that deserves as much respect as any other and that those who do it for a living have a right to do with their bodies as they please. They also argue that decriminalizing the profession is the only method to reduce violence against sex workers. 

Those who say that it is not ok to pay for sex and support the Nordic model are concerned about inequities present between sex buyers and sex workers that are rooted in oppression and power imbalances, as some sex workers choose the profession under economic or social duress. They are also concerned about exploitation and coercion, which can sometimes open the door to human trafficking. 

With this background, we debate the following question: Is It OK to Pay for Sex?

Interview: 

https://opentodebate.org/debate/is-it-ok-to-pay-for-sex/

Schumer introduces measure for federal decriminalization of marijuana - The Washington Post

… The draft bill, which is co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), would remove federal penalties associated with cannabis, expunge nonviolent federal cannabis-related criminal records and begin regulating and taxing the drug...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congress-marijuana-schumer-federal-law/2021/07/14/8afbddaa-e4ab-11eb-a41e-c8442c213fa8_story.html