President Biden today issued a “A Proclamation on the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act”, which touts his Administration’s efforts to reform marijuana laws.
“Sixty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in history — the Civil Rights Act of 1964”, begins the proclamation. “It prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. That day, our Nation moved closer to our North Star, the founding ideal of America: We are all created equal and deserve to be treated equally throughout our lives. We have never fully lived up to that idea, but we have never walked away from it either. On this anniversary, we promise we will not walk away from it now.”
President Biden says Administration “is changing our Nation’s failed approach to marijuana, which disproportionately impacts communities of color.”
Furthermore, Biden claims that he’s “used executive clemency more than any recent President at this point in my Presidency in pursuit of justice and fairness.”
At yesterday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Biden is “changing our country’s failed approach to marijuana, which disproportionately impacts communities of color.”
President Biden has issued thousands of federal pardons for marijuana-related offenses. He also initiated the review that led to the DEA’s proposal to reschedule marijuana, and he’s the only president to ever sign a standalone marijuana bill into law with the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act.
You can find the full proclamation by clicking here.
