US president Biden pardons federal cannabis offences, looks into scheduling

US president Joe Biden has pledged to review how cannabis is scheduled under US law and will pardon all prior federal offences of simple cannabis possession at a fortuitous time.

The announcement, in which he also asked state governors to match his federal clemency pledge with a similar one for all state-level infractions, comes as he looks to give his Democratic party a boost in upcoming November midterm elections.

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Freddie Dawson

Senior news editor
Freddie studied at King’s College, London and City University and worked for publications including The Times, The Malay Mail, PathfinderBuzz and Solar Summary before joining the CannIntelligence team. He has extensive experience in covering fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), manufacturing and technological innovation.

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