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Acting pursuant to a grant of authority under Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution of the United States, I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., I hereby grant a full, complete and unconditional pardon to (1) all current United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who have committed the crime of simple possession of marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, as currently codified at 21 USC 844 and as previously codified elsewhere in the United States Code, or in violation of DC Code 48–904.01( d)(1), on or before the date of this proclamation, whether or not they have been charged with or prosecuted for this offense on or before the date of this proclamation; and (2) all current United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who have been convicted of the crime of simple possession of marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, as currently codified at 21 USC 844 and as previously codified elsewhere in the United States Code , or in violation of DC Code 48–904.01(d)(1); which pardon will restore their full political, civil and other rights.
It is my intent by this proclamation to pardon only the offense of simple possession of marijuana in violation of federal law or violation of DC Code 48–904.01(d)(1), and not any other offenses involving marijuana or other controlled substances. Nothing herein shall be construed to pardon any person for any other offense, including possession of other controlled substances, whether committed prior to, subsequent to, or concurrent with the pardoned offense of simple possession of marijuana. This pardon does not apply to non-citizen individuals who were not lawfully present in the United States at the time of their offense.
Pursuant to this proclamation, the Attorney General, through the Clerk of Pardons, shall administer and enforce the issuance of certificates of clemency to qualified applicants who have been charged with or convicted of the crime of simple possession of marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, as currently codified at 21 USC 844 and as previously codified elsewhere in the United States Code, or contrary to DC Code 48–904.01(d)(1). The Attorney General, acting through the Pardon Attorney, is tasked with developing and promulgating procedures for applying for clemency and beginning to accept applications pursuant to such procedures as soon as reasonably practicable. The Attorney General, acting through a pardon attorney, will review all properly filed petitions and issue pardon certificates to eligible applicants in a timely manner.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the two hundred and forty-seventh.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
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