Biden Pardons Cannabis Convictions: Righting Past Wrongs

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President Biden, following a report from the FDA that Cannabis is more like Tylenol than Heroin. Biden announced the war on drugs had failed, and that it was time to “right these wrongs”.

The President ordered the Dept. of Health and Human Services to compile a case for the reclassifying of cannabis from a Schedule 1 drug, such as heroin and cocaine, to a Schedule 3 drug, like testosterone and fortified Tylenol.

So far, 38 states have legalized cannabis for medical use, and 24 for recreational use. Anyone who has a conviction on record can receive a certificate showing it has been expunged. This does not apply to convictions for sale of cannabis.

Sweeping changes will be needed by the DEA once the drug is re-classified. As many people suspected decades ago, if you can tax it, it will become legal eventually.