President Joe Biden is cheering the Oregon governor’s move to grant tens of thousands of marijuana pardons this week, which followed his own federal clemency action last month. And he says other states should “follow Oregon’s example.” Gov. Kate Brown (D) announced on Monday that she was issuing pardons for more than 47,000 cannabis possession […]| Marijuana Moment
U.S. Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer said on Tuesday that the Justice Department will soon give people the opportunity obtain certificates for presidential marijuana pardons through a soon-to-be-launched application process that they expect will only take 10 minutes to complete. The official also weighed in on the fact that the President Joe Biden’s mass pardon excluded […]| Marijuana Moment
President Joe Biden’s historic mention of administrative marijuana reform actions during his State of the Union address earned significant praise on Thursday—but his description of his administration’s cannabis accomplishments once again misstated and exaggerated the scope of the relief. Seizing on the popularity of the issue ahead of the November election, Biden said he was […]| Marijuana Moment
President Joe Biden, who has previously falsely stated on several occasions that his marijuana pardons also expunged people’s records, has now acknowledged the limitations of his action—stating that for clemency recipients, “their records should be expunged as well, I might add.” At a campaign event in Philadelphia on Wednesday, where Biden and Vice President Kamala […]| Marijuana Moment