Whoever The Winner, Election Paces Progressive Policy On Marijuana And Magic Mushroom In The US

Ilustrasi (Raga Granada / YOU)

JAKARTA - The vote counting process for the United States (US) Election is still ongoing. In the midst of uncertainty, it is clear that the US Election has perpetuated several progressive policies, such as increasing workers' salaries, legalizing marijuana, to kindergarten (TK) free for all US citizens.

The progressive policies that were developed during the contestation will have post-election impacts. Reported by Huffpost, in addition to the disappointment of migrants who could not vote on candidates, the US Election on the one hand gave more benefits to workers through various new policies.

Overall, these new progressive policies could help reduce racial or gender discrimination across the US. Therefore, US citizens can cheer for joy because what they wanted for a long time can finally be realized thanks to election contestation.

"From healthcare to minimum paid family wages and medical leave, Americans vote for advancement when given the opportunity to have a direct voice on these issues at the ballot box," said The Fairness Project Executive Director Jonathan Schleifer.

Salary increases

While Florida residents have been busy electing Donald Trump to become number one in the US for the second time, in fact, they have also participated in passing the minimum wage rule of 15 dollars per hour or the equivalent of Rp215 thousand. That is a sign that the election has truly become an arena for a democratic party.

Moreover, the issue of raising the minimum wage is a policy that all manual workers in general have been waiting for. Based on rising wages, policy owners expect to reduce structural racial inequality.

Take for example, when the policy of increasing the minimum wage in 1966. The policy of increasing wages at that time became effective because it could reduce the salary gap between black and white workers.

Legalization of marijuana

Another US election blessing is the decriminalization of drugs. Because, at the time of the election, four states, namely Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota legalized marijuana for recreational purposes. Meanwhile, the State of Mississippi recently permitted the use of medical marijuana.

Even in Oregon, there is a policy of decriminalizing the possession of all drugs. That made Oregon the first state to take a bold move. "The move represents the nation's most significant new development in ending President Richard Nixon's 50-year drug-fighting role," Paul Blumenthal wrote for HuffPost.

Not only that, voters there also passed the Law (UU) which specifically legalized psilocybin, aka magic mushrooms. As a result, it is the law that allows the use of magic mushrooms to enjoy it, provided that it is under the supervision of a therapist.

The move Oregon is taking seems bold enough. Previously, drug laws in the US often ensnared minorities. Take, for example, black people who are commonly arrested for problems carrying marijuana. The arrests of blacks were even four times more frequent than those of whites.

A series of other advantages

The voters in the State of Colorado should be relieved even though they do not know who the candidate will be the champion in the US presidential election. At least, they have received assurance of other post-election benefits, including the passing of rules for paid family leave.

The paid leave policy later applies to new parents, those dealing with medical problems, or those caring for family members who are seriously ill. Equally, the rule then made Colorado the ninth state to pay for family leave.

The paid leave policy was immediately greeted with joy. Moreover, currently US citizens are generally facing the COVID-19 pandemic, which makes everyone need time off. Whether it's to care for their parents, or take care of their children at home.

"The unprecedented turnout has increased the long-abandoned vote of decisions over their lives including women of color and transgender women, while advancing important steps for economic justice," said the CEO of the National Center for Women's Law, Fatima Goss Graves. .

Finally, policy owners have approved a nicotine tax to fund kindergartens across the state of Colorado by 2023. Not only Colorado, Oregon is the same. In fact, Oregon authorities have created a kindergarten slogan for all and have increased the salaries of all existing ECCE teachers.