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Mr.Bill

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4. That's the right thing to do.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 03:25 PM

Oct 2022

Should be done in every state also.

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Biden to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession [View all] brooklynite Oct 2022 OP

Great news - Biden is amazing. Now remove weed from schedule 1 status. walkingman Oct 2022 #1

Yes! AllyCat Oct 2022 #12

yes so i can buy product with a credit card at the local pot shop samnsara Oct 2022 #21

Yeah if your state allows it...but I expect you may have to wait until it is legalized federally. Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #35

The states with private for-profit prisons will be the holdouts SouthernDem4ever Oct 2022 #39

They force them to work for no money and then pay thousands of dollar in restitution which should Demsrule86 Oct 2022 #41

GOOD! 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2022 #2

Remove it from schedule 1! James48 Oct 2022 #3

Exactly. Totally wrong category. Even deadly fentanyl is Schedule II. ancianita Oct 2022 #9

He said they "would review" that - we're almost two years in 867-5309. Oct 2022 #23

That's the right thing to do. Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #4

President Biden announces he's taking 3 BIG steps re marijuana today LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #5

Every day this great president does the right thing. ancianita Oct 2022 #10

Good post. Thanks for these details! calimary Oct 2022 #37

I hope this precedes removal from the schedule 1 list! mike_c Oct 2022 #6

So good to have a POTUS that doesn't act like a messiah or a child. ☮ walkingman Oct 2022 #7

Excellent! This is long overdue. Sky Jewels Oct 2022 #8

Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #11

Yet another smart move by my President. (nt) Paladin Oct 2022 #13

And... cannabis_flower Oct 2022 #14

Hooray. Thank you Joe mountain grammy Oct 2022 #15

Excellent - and perfect thing to do 1 month before midterms AdamGG Oct 2022 #16

"Joe Biden pardons weed smokers. . ." DinahMoeHum Oct 2022 #17

Promise made. Promise kept. LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #18

Awesome, now take it off the federal list and legalise. OverBurn Oct 2022 #19

Good one Joe. twodogsbarking Oct 2022 #20

gov inslee wash state already pardoned most if not all state charges samnsara Oct 2022 #22

Wow, great Farmer-Rick Oct 2022 #24

You of course know durablend Oct 2022 #25

Yeah, but they'll always be screeching about something, so who cares (nt) William Seger Oct 2022 #27

Indeed. calimary Oct 2022 #38

its about time . AllaN01Bear Oct 2022 #26

Per Andy Borowitz - soldierant Oct 2022 #28

That was my first thought. niyad Oct 2022 #33

Could result in more votes. Hamlette Oct 2022 #29

As it always should have been. Get the non-violent out of prison. Especially for weed. Go Joe! Evolve Dammit Oct 2022 #30

I haven't seen the pardon but the story says the pardons only apply to convictions in DC. TomSlick Oct 2022 #31

The line read, "the pardons will ALSO apply to D. C." niyad Oct 2022 #34

Here's a link to the text of the pardon. TomSlick Oct 2022 #36

The Right likes to throw around and claim the word "liberty" and "freedom" LiberalLovinLug Oct 2022 #32

Crist should follow suit in FL. lark Oct 2022 #40