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  2. Biden issues pardons for certain marijuana offenses

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    The DEA still classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, alongside drugs such as heroin and LSD. Most states allow marijuana use in some form, such as recreationally or for medical purposes.

  3. List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president ...

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    On October 6, 2022, Biden pardoned all those convicted of what was previously the federal offense of simple possession of marijuana, totaling 6,500, via Proclamation 10467. [89] This excluded non-U.S. citizens and those who were considered illegal immigrants at the time of their arrest. [90] [91] On December 30, 2022, Biden issued 6 pardons. [92]

  4. Where Marijuana Laws Stand in the U.S. as Biden Pardons ... - AOL

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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 ...

  5. Biden has pardoned federal marijuana convictions. What does ...

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    Just days before Christmas, President Joe Biden has expanded on his earlier decision to pardon federal convictions for simple marijuana possession to include anyone who's ever used the drug.. The ...

  6. Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on ...

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    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 ...

  8. Federal pardons in the United States - Wikipedia

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    President Gerald R. Ford's broad federal pardon of former president Richard M. Nixon in 1974 for "all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974" is a notable example of a fixed-period federal pardon that came ...

  9. Biden Pardons 'Simple' Marijuana Possession Convictions - AOL

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    President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the ...