The Pardon Doesn't Require Political Capital, Right?

Biden should be doing with the 5050 Senate, finding these sorts of bipartisan compromises. Why hasn't this happened in the past? I think it's probably the perception that this is soft on crime or there wasn't enough broad-based support. As a parent, one of the things that I'm really, really concerned about is that through this process of legalization, getting access to marijuana has frankly become too easy for kids.