Mid-Terms In Sight
On October 6, 2022, the President announced three changes in the Federal government’s policy toward cannabis:
- He pardoned all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana;[i]
- He urged governors to do the same with regard to state offenses;[ii] and
- He asked the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Attorney General to reconsider how marijuana is scheduled under Federal law.[iii]
The announcement came on the heels of increasing pressure from fellow Democrats who ran on a pro-marijuana platform in 2020 and who are facing mid-term elections next month with nothing to show for their efforts:
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