President Joe Biden’s move to pardon people who’ve committed federal marijuana possession offenses is popular among the public, according to a pair of new polls. And the White House is taking note of the strong support.
Separate surveys released on Tuesday by USA Today/Ipsos and Politico/Morning Consult show majority support for the pardon action, as well as Biden’s directive to conduct a review of the federal scheduling of cannabis. Most Americans also want to see their governors follow suit with clemency at the state level, as the president has encouraged.
For the first poll from Ipsos and USA Today, 67 percent of respondents said that they back Biden’s pardon proclamation. That includes a majority of Democrats (82 percent) and independents (71 percent). About half of Republicans (45 percent) said they support the decision.
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain shared the poll on Twitter, indicating that the administration is closely monitoring public reaction to the cannabis move with the midterm elections just weeks away.
Strong support for the @POTUS executive actions on marijuana:https://t.co/ZuVrBJZTKb
— Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) October 11, 2022
The poll also shows that three out of four Americans (74 percent) are in favor of removing marijuana
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