US: No One Should Be Jailed For Using Or Possessing Marijuana – President Biden

US: No One Should Be Jailed For Using Or Possessing Marijuana – President Biden

*Published on May 18, 2024
By Noah Abdulsalam

President Joe Biden of the United States has stated that no one should be jailed for using or possessing marijuana……read also Black Market Dollar (USD) To Naira (NGN) Exchange Rate Today 18th May 2024

Biden made this statement while supporting the Department of Justice (DOJ) in reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug under federal law. This reclassification would place marijuana in the same category as prescription drugs such as ketamine, anabolic steroids, and testosterone, instead of being classified alongside substances like heroin and LSD.

Posting on his X page on Friday, Biden wrote: “Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana. So today, the @TheJusticeDept is taking the next step to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug under federal law. Right now, marijuana has a higher-level classification than fentanyl and methamphetamine – the two drugs driving America’s overdose epidemic. That just doesn’t add up.

“At my request, and guided by science and evidence, HHS and DOJ have studied the drug’s medical use and abuse and dependence potential and are recommending rescheduling – concluding reclassification would remove barriers to critical research. No one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana.

“Today’s announcement builds on the work we’ve already done to pardon a record number of federal offenses for simple possession of marijuana. I’m committed to righting those historic wrongs. You have my word.”