POTUS: POT OKAY

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US President Joe Biden issues a blanket pardon for those convicted of the federal offense of simple possession of marijuana.

This affects thousands of Americans charged. Will the next step be releasing those serving time in federal prison for possession? What about lowering the drug’s classification?

POTUS pardoned everyone convicted of pot possession under federal law and said the U.S. will review how the drug is classified.

President Joe Biden took steps to overhaul U.S. policy on marijuana by pardoning thousands of people with federal offenses for simple marijuana possession and initiating a review of how the drug is classified https://reut.rs/3CELxmP

Biden Pardons Thousands of Marijuana Charges, ‘Dank Brandon’ Memes Commence https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/10/biden-to-pardon-federal-marijua…

Biden Goes to Pot. Ahead of the midterm elections, the president issues a blanket pardon for those convicted of the federal offense of simple possession of marijuana. 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/joe-bidens-late-turn-…