Biden pardons all prior federal marijuana possession fees, begins course of to decriminalize

by vybmedia1

October 7, 2022

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It is a large fucking deal, of us. President Joe Biden is making important strikes to decriminalize hashish, most importantly erasing federal prosecutions for easy possession.

As I’ve stated earlier than, nobody needs to be in jail only for utilizing or possessing marijuana.

Right this moment, I’m taking steps to finish our failed strategy. Permit me to put them out.

— President Biden (@POTUS) October 6, 2022

These steps: “I’m pardoning all prior federal offenses of straightforward marijuana possession”; “I’m calling on governors to pardon easy state marijuana possession offenses”; and “I’m asking @SecBecerra and the Legal professional Normal to provoke the method of reviewing how marijuana is scheduled beneath federal legislation.”

This isn’t decriminalization but, nevertheless it’s transferring towards it.

Sending individuals to jail for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives – for conduct that’s authorized in lots of states. That’s earlier than you tackle the clear racial disparities round prosecution and conviction. Right this moment, we start to proper these wrongs.

— President Biden (@POTUS) October 6, 2022