{"id":58409,"date":"2022-11-22T10:32:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T18:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/11\/22\/biden-cheers-oregon-for-following-his-lead-with-marijuana-pardons\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T17:45:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T01:45:48","slug":"biden-cheers-oregon-for-following-his-lead-with-marijuana-pardons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2022\/11\/22\/biden-cheers-oregon-for-following-his-lead-with-marijuana-pardons\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Cheers Oregon For \u2018Following\u2019 His Lead With Marijuana Pardons"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

President Joe Biden is cheering the Oregon governor\u2019s move to grant tens of thousands of marijuana pardons<\/a> this week, which followed his own federal clemency action last month. And he says other states should \u201cfollow Oregon\u2019s example.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gov. Kate Brown (D) announced on Monday that she was issuing pardons for more than 47,000 cannabis possession convictions at the state-level\u2014an action that comes about a month after Biden pardoned several thousand people who\u2019ve committed federal possession offenses and urged governors to follow suit.<\/p>\n

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Oregon is the latest state to pardon all prior offenses of simple marijuana possession, following my pardon of federal offenses and call to Governors to do the same in their states.<\/p>\n

It’s time to right our failed approach to marijuana. I urge states to follow Oregon’s example. https:\/\/t.co\/5m5aeaDStO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) November 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cOregon is the latest state to pardon all prior offenses of simple marijuana possession, following my pardon of federal offenses and call to Governors to do the same in their states,\u201d the president said in a Twitter post on Tuesday. \u201cIt\u2019s time to right our failed approach to marijuana. I urge states to follow Oregon\u2019s example.\u201d<\/p>\n

White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Rahul Gupta also praised the Oregon governor\u2019s move and tied it to the president\u2019s earlier action.<\/p>\n

Biden \u201chas made it a priority to address inequities in our nation\u2019s drug policies, including a pardon of all prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana, and called on governors to do the same,\u201d Gupta, commonly referred to as the drug czar, tweeted. \u201cGlad to see Oregon also take this step that will improve lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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.@POTUS<\/a> has made it a priority to address inequities in our Nation\u2019s drug policies, including a pardon of all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana, and called on Governors to do the same. <\/p>\n

Glad to see Oregon also take this step that will improve lives. https:\/\/t.co\/yf8WR51NO8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rahul Gupta (@DrGupta46) November 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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White House Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice similarly touted the state reform move, calling it \u201ctremendous news.\u201d<\/p>\n

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.@POTUS<\/a>\u00a0called for states to follow his lead in pardoning those convicted of simple marijuana offenses. Now,\u00a0nearly\u00a045,000 Oregonians will have a second chance to build a life.\u00a0Tremendous news. https:\/\/t.co\/DUpW3uaUPc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Susan Rice (@AmbRice46) November 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Kevin Munoz, a White House assistant press secretary, also applauded Oregon for the cannabis pardons.<\/p>\n

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Great news following @POTUS<\/a>\u2019 call on governors to address outdated marijuana laws https:\/\/t.co\/drRl0ALFgZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kevin Munoz (@KMunoz46) November 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Governors from states across the U.S.\u00a0have given mixed responses about their plans<\/a> for marijuana clemency in light of the president\u2019s call to acrion, with some pledging to analyze their options and others noting that their authority is limited.<\/p>\n

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) came out in support of marijuana decriminalization<\/a> last month, saying it\u2019s time to \u201cend the stigma\u201d and announcing steps he\u2019s taken to explore his options for independently granting relief to people with existing convictions.<\/p>\n

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D), meanwhile, signed two marijuana-related executive orders<\/a> last week: one to protect patients who meet certain criteria and possess medical cannabis legally obtained from dispensaries in other states, and another to regulate the sale of delta-8 THC products. The medical cannabis move is based on the governor\u2019s clemency powers.<\/p>\n

With respect to the federal cannabis relief from the Biden administration, congressional researchers released a report last week that provides a point-by-point overview<\/a> of the limitations of the president\u2019s action, including the fact that he can\u2019t force states to grant clemency.<\/p>\n

Following Biden\u2019s pardon proclamation, the federal U.S. Sentencing Commission (USCC) released a detailed analysis showing the geographic and demographic breakdown of those who are eligible for relief.<\/p>\n

Consistent with the estimates highlighted by the White House last month, USSC found that\u00a06,577 U.S. citizens have committed the covered offense<\/a>. The independent federal organization further identified 1,122 cases involving what it described as \u201cresident\/legal alien offenders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Activists with Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), Last Prisoner Project (LPP) and DCMJ\u00a0staged protests outside of the White House last month<\/a>\u00a0to demand that Biden also release the estimated 2,800 people currently in federal prison for marijuana convictions that aren\u2019t limited to simple possession.<\/p>\n

The presidential clemency is also limited by the fact that non-citizens with cannabis possession records were specifically excluded from pardons\u2014an issue that\u2019s been identified by numerous advocacy groups and lawmakers.<\/p>\n

For example, nine congressional lawmakers sent a letter to Biden last week, imploring him to\u00a0extend his pardons include immigrants<\/a>\u00a0who have citizenship status issues. They are also urged him to \u201cprioritize\u201d decriminalization or descheduling.<\/p>\n

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) previously\u00a0called for an expansion of the president\u2019s pardons<\/a>, stressing the importance of having a Democratic Party that proactively stands up for Latino communities, including the immigrant population. Part of that means enacting inclusive policies, she said, which was a missing element of the president\u2019s mass cannabis pardon.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, more than 130 immigrations and civil rights organizations sent a letter to Biden, similarly imploring him to extend his marijuana possession pardon proclamation\u00a0to anyone regardless of immigration status<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Biden has been routinely touting the pardon action, and at one point he erroneously\u00a0suggested that he did facilitate expungements<\/a>\u00a0to seal a person\u2019s record altogether, rather than simply pardoning them and providing formal forgiveness with fewer practical implications.<\/p>\n

A series of polls have shown that Americans\u00a0strongly support the president\u2019s pardon action<\/a>, and they also don\u2019t think that marijuana should be federally classified as a Schedule I drug.<\/p>\n

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The post Biden Cheers Oregon For \u2018Following\u2019 His Lead With Marijuana Pardons<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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