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Can Biden Really Take Marijuana Off the Federal Schedule of Drugs?
The announcement serves as an unexpected win for cannabis and criminal justice reform advocates alike. Policy experts told Rolling Stone that the pardon is set to cover at least 6,000 people who have received a federal possession conviction since 1992. But none of them are currently incarcerated. That's compared to the almost 40,000 Americans the White House says are currently serving time for other cannabis related charges.
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