“President Biden on Thursday pardoned all these convicted of possession of marijuana below federal regulation and stated his administration would overview whether or not marijuana ought to nonetheless be a Class 1 drug like heroin and LSD,” he stated. declared on New York Occasions reviews.

“The pardons will clear roughly 6,500 individuals who had been convicted of federal costs of straightforward possession of marijuana from 1992 by means of 2021 and hundreds extra who had been convicted of possession within the District of Columbia…Officers stated that the president would urge governors to comply with his instance for folks convicted of state possession.

“The strikes are stark modifications for the federal authorities on a problem that was a marketing campaign promise Mr. Biden made in 2020.”