[yenwodyah]

He encouraged all state governors to do the same:

>Second, I am urging all Governors to do the same with regard to state offenses. Just as no one should be in a Federal prison solely due to the possession of marijuana, no one should be in a local jail or state prison for that reason, either.

(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases...)

[xivzgrev]

This. The fed government started the war on drugs, and a powerful way to start shifting away is ending it at fed level.

It‘a simple leadership.