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P resident Joe Biden announced on Friday that thousands of people convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana in Washington D.C. and on federal land would be eligible for pardons, as he ...
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
Biden's decision follows a trend championed in many states, including Oklahoma, that has reformed how the law treats nearly every aspect of marijuana use and possession.
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Twenty-four states have legalized recreational use for adults, 26 have decriminalized it and the U.S. Justice Department this year moved to reclassify it as a less dangerous drug, a move that ...
The future of marijuana legalization in the United States (streaming video). CNBC.: "how public sentiment surrounding marijuana has shifted in the United States and where the law may be headed from here" Adams, Dan (January 22, 2021). "Federal marijuana reform looms after Senate flip — and Massachusetts could end up a loser". The Boston Globe.
The categorical pardon builds on a similar round issued just before the 2022 midterm elections that pardoned thousands convicted of simple possession on federal lands eligible. Biden is also ...