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    Biden pardons thousands convicted on federal marijuana possession charges

    by Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times Oct 06, 2022 2 minutes
    President Joe Biden walks toward members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., before his departure to Poughkeepsie, New York, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022.

    WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday pardoned all individuals convicted on federal charges of simple marijuana possession, a move that the White House estimated would affect more than 6,500 people nationwide and thousands more in the District of Columbia.

    Biden urged all governors to follow his example and called for a formal review of marijuana’s classification in federal law as a Schedule I drug. Currently, marijuana has

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