>The sweeping pardon applies to all U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents in possession of marijuana for their personal use and those convicted of similar federal crimes. It also forgives pot users in the District of Columbia. It does not apply to individuals who have been jailed for selling the drug, which is illegal under federal law, or other marijuana offenses such as driving under the influence of an illegal substance.
This is huge! I’d also love to see federal legalization become a top issue for 2024
This does not appear to exonerate cleared defense contractors. Disappointing.
hmmm – I wonder if hashish would be included in this pardon. It is produced by the same plant.
Maybe police will conclude that it’s not worth going after.
Feels like step 1 of a national legalization.
As a parent who lost their kids in Ca family courts over “using medical marijuana” will this pardon affect my case?
Nice Christmas present to many!
Moves like this can often lean Governors (of legal states obviously) to seek to do the same at the state level which is also huge. Good on Biden.
Those pardoned can now vote. Assuming the weed was their only felony.
This means nothing as almost no one is convicted of personal use on the federal level, that is all state level crimes and Biden can do nothing about those. Again this is just feel good legislation.
Waiting for some chucklefuck to say this is a gateway to releasing serial killers and complain about how Democrats don’t care about crime while supporting the criminal cult leader
A good start
Good.
No doubt Republicans and their state funded private prisons will be upset.
This is exactly the sort of thing that reinforces my belief that Biden is and has been an excellent President. The country supports legalization and while he hasn’t descheduled yet, a sweeping pardon makes a ton of sense and is a lot more effective than pardoning individuals.
Nice performative political move.
Now reschedule that shit.
I salute Biden o7 from an actual leftist. Ignore the noise we’re behind him
Good step, now make it legal nationwide
Ok I’m all for legalization and pardoning offenders for possession, but can you really pardon everyone for future crimes? Doesn’t that mean the president can just declare any existing law nullified by pardoning future violations?
Fucking legalize it already Jesus
70% of America supports legalization, including a majority on both sides of the aisle. Just legalize it already.
The implications….have implications. Great writing USA Today. You never fail us.
Very nice
I wonder if this applies to military discharges related to weed as well.
It means more room in the prisons for violent insurrectionists.
*cue whining that biden has done nothing
Non-violent Jan 6ers wondering WTF Trump?
Trump had 12 days to issue the blanket pardon.
I live in a red state weed has been legal here for a while. Our governor would lose his everlovin Trump supporting puppet mind if weed were legal federally.
People toke up in their cars right after work in TRAFFIC. We love our fucking weed so much here but we are redder than red and I don’t get how we keep voting in these republican assholes that hate legal weed. Anyway sorry for the rant.
Dark Brandon goes and does this after Texas (tough on marijuana) threatens to take him off their ballot…lol…
Popular legislation, what a novel concept.
Biden the goat!!!!
So Hunter’s off the hook
I tried doing some research and couldn’t figure it out, is this the most broad sweeping presidential pardon in US history?
My possession charges come from the state.
I’m not impressed.
where are the BoTh SiDeS ArE ThE SaMe people?
This is pandering…de/rescheduling was an unfulfillable campaign promise…and guess what, it’s campaign time again. No action, just lip service. Good luck getting your pardon, it will be tied up in court forever. Anything other than descheduling is inaction.
Someone’s trying to gain popularity
Fantastic. Hopefully that’ll make room to put the shop lifters.
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The gist of it:
>The sweeping pardon applies to all U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents in possession of marijuana for their personal use and those convicted of similar federal crimes. It also forgives pot users in the District of Columbia. It does not apply to individuals who have been jailed for selling the drug, which is illegal under federal law, or other marijuana offenses such as driving under the influence of an illegal substance.
This is huge! I’d also love to see federal legalization become a top issue for 2024
This does not appear to exonerate cleared defense contractors. Disappointing.
hmmm – I wonder if hashish would be included in this pardon. It is produced by the same plant.
Maybe police will conclude that it’s not worth going after.
Feels like step 1 of a national legalization.
As a parent who lost their kids in Ca family courts over “using medical marijuana” will this pardon affect my case?
Nice Christmas present to many!
Moves like this can often lean Governors (of legal states obviously) to seek to do the same at the state level which is also huge. Good on Biden.
Those pardoned can now vote. Assuming the weed was their only felony.
This means nothing as almost no one is convicted of personal use on the federal level, that is all state level crimes and Biden can do nothing about those. Again this is just feel good legislation.
Waiting for some chucklefuck to say this is a gateway to releasing serial killers and complain about how Democrats don’t care about crime while supporting the criminal cult leader
A good start
Good.
No doubt Republicans and their state funded private prisons will be upset.
This is exactly the sort of thing that reinforces my belief that Biden is and has been an excellent President. The country supports legalization and while he hasn’t descheduled yet, a sweeping pardon makes a ton of sense and is a lot more effective than pardoning individuals.
Nice performative political move.
Now reschedule that shit.
I salute Biden o7 from an actual leftist. Ignore the noise we’re behind him
Good step, now make it legal nationwide
Ok I’m all for legalization and pardoning offenders for possession, but can you really pardon everyone for future crimes? Doesn’t that mean the president can just declare any existing law nullified by pardoning future violations?
Fucking legalize it already Jesus
70% of America supports legalization, including a majority on both sides of the aisle. Just legalize it already.
The implications….have implications. Great writing USA Today. You never fail us.
Very nice
I wonder if this applies to military discharges related to weed as well.
It means more room in the prisons for violent insurrectionists.
*cue whining that biden has done nothing
Non-violent Jan 6ers wondering WTF Trump?
Trump had 12 days to issue the blanket pardon.
I live in a red state weed has been legal here for a while. Our governor would lose his everlovin Trump supporting puppet mind if weed were legal federally.
People toke up in their cars right after work in TRAFFIC. We love our fucking weed so much here but we are redder than red and I don’t get how we keep voting in these republican assholes that hate legal weed. Anyway sorry for the rant.
Dark Brandon goes and does this after Texas (tough on marijuana) threatens to take him off their ballot…lol…
Popular legislation, what a novel concept.
Biden the goat!!!!
So Hunter’s off the hook
I tried doing some research and couldn’t figure it out, is this the most broad sweeping presidential pardon in US history?
My possession charges come from the state.
I’m not impressed.
where are the BoTh SiDeS ArE ThE SaMe people?
This is pandering…de/rescheduling was an unfulfillable campaign promise…and guess what, it’s campaign time again. No action, just lip service. Good luck getting your pardon, it will be tied up in court forever. Anything other than descheduling is inaction.
Someone’s trying to gain popularity
Fantastic. Hopefully that’ll make room to put the shop lifters.
Mind if I do a J?
Don’t talk about it. Be about it.