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President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to pardon people for marijuana possession offenses and initiated a process to federally reschedule cannabis—just weeks before Election Day.
The Department of Justice said it will “expeditiously administer” the president’s marijuana pardon proclamation and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said he is “looking forward” to working on the separate cannabis scheduling review that’s being directed.
Marijuana Moment compiled a roundup of the huge number of members of Congress, state officials, organizations and others who reacted to Biden’s cannabis pardons and scheduling review move.
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