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- US President Joe Biden has initiated a change in federal marijuana policy.
- He issued an executive order pardoning all convicts found guilty of simple possession of the drug under federal law.
- Biden also instructed federal agencies to review marijuana classifications. It is currently classified like heroin at the federal level in the United States.
In a statement, Biden recalled his campaign promises that no one would go to jail for possession or use of marijuana. According to the US President, marijuana is currently being equated with heroin and LSD.
As a result of these rulings, thousands of citizens may have been denied access to jobs, housing and education, it said in a statement.
States should follow suit
The executive order also provides an amnesty for anyone convicted of federal marijuana possession in the United States. According to the authorities, this will affect around 6,500 people from 1992 to 2021, as senior White House officials said. No one is currently in federal prisons because of this.
At the same time, government officials acknowledged that most convictions for cannabis possession were at the state level. Biden is calling on their authorities to do the same, it said. Some states have already decriminalized the possession of marijuana.
SRF 4 News, October 6th, 2022, 10 p.m.; agencies/hesa;schl;sibl
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