| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. Biden Pardons All Federal Cannabis Possession Convictions
USA. Biden Pardons All Federal Cannabis Possession Convictions
In a historic moment for drug policy reform in the United States, President Joe Biden announced on October 6 that he would immediately pardon all past federal convictions for cannabis possession. Citing the mass incarceration and racial injustices of “our failed approach to marijuana,” he continued that he would urge all governors to do the same at the state level. The federal government will stop charging anyone with simple possession. And it will start a process to review the Schedule I status of the drug under the Controlled Substances Act. (Filter, USA, 06.10.2022)