Biden to pardon all federal offenses for simple marijuana possession, review criminalization

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the one-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol in January 2022 in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, Biden announced executive actions that would pardon thousands of people with prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. (Photo by Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

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