Thursday, October 6, 2022

US President Joe Biden issues order pardoning all Americans federally convicted of marijuana possession

President Joe Biden has taken his first major steps toward decriminalising marijuana by beginning the process of potentially loosening federal classification of the drug, and calling on Governors to do the same on a state level.


In an Executive Order, he also announced a pardoning of all prior federal possession convictions, a move that would affect thousands of Americans charged with the crime who may have been denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result.


With more, our US Correspondent Benji Hyer. 

 

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