Cannabis re-legalization is a work in progress. But it’s here to stay — and by and large, we’re mostly getting it right.

Nearly a year ago, the Biden administration asked the Department of Health and Human Services to reconsider how marijuana is scheduled under federal law.

In this era of hyper-partisan politics, it’s difficult to find an issue that appeals to voters across party lines. But Democratic leaders successfully identified one in the run up to the 2020 election when they pledged to reform America’s archaic and unpopular marijuana prohibition laws.

Marijuana legalization was among the big winners in this year’s elections.