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Joe Biden Had Pardoned Thousands of Marijuana Charges.

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Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readDec 23, 2023
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The election is slowly beginning to ramp up, and it feels as though the media, our political parties, and the nation overall are preparing for what feels like the inevitable rematch between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. While it’s certainly felt like an election that Biden should run away with particularly following what took place around the 2020 election and its aftermath, that has not been the reality. Biden’s polling continues to be abysmally low, and critical states necessary for winning reelection remain a tossup. It’s been obvious that Biden has left a lot to be desired, much to the frustration of a those on the left who have seen this coming since before he even got elected.

All that being said, Biden has looked to gain some positive press in the eyes of a base he desperately needs to show up and vote if he’s going to win.

Francesca Chambers with USA Today writes:

“President Joe Biden announced Friday he’s issuing a federal pardon to every American who has used marijuana in the past, including those who were never arrested or prosecuted.

The sweeping pardon applies to all U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents in possession of marijuana for their personal use and…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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