and this is how the US got to be where it is today
people that vote and are allowed to cannot tell the difference between decriminalization and legalization and act like they are living in a HOA bubble
with decriminalization the officer pulling you over or arresting you has the deciding authority to arrest you or not based on his personal feelings and or beliefs
with legalization the arresting officer has to go by the same set of rules as the rest of the country with no room for states' rights or funny interpretation that goes against the citizens
In many places that have decriminalized, the da won’t prosecute the office even if the officer arrests or tickets for it. Many chiefs of police have also publicly stated officers won’t ticket or charge for x amount of possession / consumption