The White House has declined to say whether President Joe Biden personally supports the Justice Department’s plan to reschedule marijuana following a review that he directed.
Speaking with reporters on Air Force One on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about the president’s position on DOJ’s plans to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
“We’re going to let that review process continue, so I’m not going to get ahead of that,” she said, adding that Biden has been “very clear” that he “doesn’t believe any American that possesses marijuana only should go to jail.”
Jean-Pierre has repeatedly avoided commenting directing on the administration’s position on the specific rescheduling proposal. However, she said last week that the review the president directed is part of fulfilling the pledge he made to voters in the 2020 election.
Biden has issued two rounds of mass pardons for people who’ve committed federal marijuana possession offenses. A Schedule III reclassification would not legalize cannabis or free people still incarcerated over cannabis.
It should also be noted that, during his run for the presidency, Biden pledged to move cannabis to Schedule II—a stricter category compared to
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