It is estimated that the pardons will benefit approximately 6,500 federal cannabis-related offenders. [1] In fact, almost all (99%) cannabis-related offenders in federal prison were convicted of drug trafficking, not simple cannabis possession. This could signal even more significant federal cannabis reform is coming. During the 2020 presidential campaign, President Biden said that cannabis should be removed from Schedule I of the CSA. [1] The Last Prisoner Project estimates that there are 2,700 individual serving federal prison sentences for cannabis-related offenses.

Source: New York Times October 11, 2022 20:58 UTC