If there's two things young people love, it's weed and criminal justice reform," Jack Lobel, a spokesperson for Voters of Tomorrow. Lobel called the move "phenomenal."
The push is "another sign that the Biden administration takes young people and their concerns seriously," he added.
"It is still considered an illegal substance, that will continue the harms of drug enforcement that we have seen today, and will have no opportunity to right those wrongs," Akua Amaning, the director of the left-leaning Center for American Progress' criminal justice reform team.
Polling found 58% of voters aged 18 to 25 supported rescheduling marijuana. Democrats 74% and independents 55% favored rescheduling, with younger and women Republicans showing higher support.
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