Biden pardons all federal offences of simple marijuana possession in first major steps toward decriminalisation

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US President Joe Biden is taking his first major steps toward decriminalising marijuana, beginning the process of potentially loosening federal classification of the drug. 9News

, fulfilling a campaign pledge to erase prior federal possession convictions and beginning the process of potentially loosening federal classification of the drug.

US president Joe Biden spent years as the chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the Senate working on crime bills And the President will task the Department of Health and Human Services and Attorney General Merrick Garland to "expeditiously" review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law, the first step toward potentially easing a federal classification that currently places marijuana in the same category as heroin and LSD.

The moves stops short of full decriminalisation, which has enjoyed growing support among both political parties. But they are the first significant steps taken by a US president toward removing criminal penalties for possessing marijuana.

 

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Not my president

Might to legalise something stronger to get the little guy out of trouble.

He could have at least waited till after midterms instead of adding to the fire with this and ALL the crime we’re seeing across America that EVEN JOE “doesn’t No” has not condemned. - Not once.

Well if they won’t change their gun laws then this maybe the answer! Just gotta get the gun loving freaks to become stoners so they mellow the fk out!

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