Everyone convicted on federal marijuana possession charges is in for a pardon, President Biden announced Thursday. “No one should be in jail just for using or possessing.
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Everyone convicted on federal marijuana possession charges is in for a pardon, President Biden announced Thursday. “No one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana,” Biden said. The administration said thousands of people will receive pardons, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officials estimated that more than 6,500 Americans were convicted of possession from 1992 to 2021. The decision constitutes a major step toward decriminalizing marijuana, in keeping with a 2020 campaign pledge, per CNN.
