At a recent campaign event President Biden reiterated that he’s actively working on reforming federal marijuana laws to make sure “no one” is jailed for using or possessing marijuana.
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While at his Wisconsin campaign headquarters yesterday following a public speech, President Biden addressed dozens of supporters and volunteers. One of these supporters was holding a sign stating that they’re “on board” with the Biden campaign “because no one should be jailed for using or possessing marijuana”, which is a comment Biden made during his recent State of the Union address.
“I’m taking care of that”, Biden told the supporter, before shaking his hand.
The comment came a week after Biden became the first President in US history to promote marijuana law reform at the State of the Union. In late 2022, President Biden also became the only president to ever signed a standalone piece of marijuana legislation, the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act.
President Biden also issued an executive order requesting the Department of Health conduct a review of marijuana’s Schedule I status. This led to the department sending a letter to the DEA requesting marijuana be moved to Schedule III. Currently the DEA is conducting its own review of the recommendation, with a decision expected prior to the November presidential election.
On February 9 Kamala Harris, in a campaign video posted on the social media platform X, said “We changed federal marijuana policy”. Despite this at least not yet being true, the video remains live over a month later with nearly half a million views.
