US Cannabis Council Applauds Biden for Expanded Cannabis Pardons
In response to President Biden’s expansion of pardons for cannabis use and possession, US Cannabis Council SVP of Public Affairs David Culver issued the following statement:
“When President Biden was running for office, he pledged to reform federal cannabis laws and grant pardons for nonviolent cannabis offenses. As the third year of his presidency comes to a close, the president has made great strides toward these goals.
“Today’s pardons are an expansion of those granted in October of last year, when President Biden also initiated an administrative review of the status of cannabis under federal law. As a result of the review, the Drug Enforcement Administration is poised to move cannabis down to Schedule III, following more than five decades as a Schedule I drug.
“The Biden Administration is well on its way toward delivering the most impactful cannabis reform in history. We applaud President Biden for his ongoing commitment to reforming cannabis laws and addressing the harms of our nation’s failed drug war. Taken together, his actions represent tangible progress toward ending federal cannabis prohibition and expunging cannabis charges at all levels of government.”









