Presidential Document2023-28805
Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana, Attempted Simple Possession of Marijuana, or Use of Marijuana
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December 28, 2023
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December 22, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28805]
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Vol. 88
Thursday,
No. 248
December 28, 2023
Part V
The President
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Proclamation 10688--Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple
Possession of Marijuana, Attempted Simple Possession of Marijuana, or
Use of Marijuana
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Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 248 / Thursday, December 28, 2023 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10688 of December 22, 2023
Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple
Possession of Marijuana, Attempted Simple Possession of
Marijuana, or Use of Marijuana
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
In Proclamation 10467 of October 6, 2022 (Granting
Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of
Marijuana), I exercised my authority under the
Constitution to pardon individuals who committed or
were convicted of the offense of simple possession of
marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act
and section 48-904.01(d)(1) of the Code of the District
of Columbia (D.C. Code). As I have said before,
convictions for simple possession of marijuana have
imposed needless barriers to employment, housing, and
educational opportunities. Through this proclamation,
consistent with the grant of Proclamation 10467, I am
pardoning additional individuals who may continue to
experience the unnecessary collateral consequences of a
conviction for simple possession of marijuana,
attempted simple possession of marijuana, or use of
marijuana. Therefore, acting pursuant to the grant of
authority in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution
of the United States, I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., do hereby
grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all
current United States citizens and lawful permanent
residents who, on or before the date of this
proclamation, committed or were convicted of the
offense of simple possession of marijuana, attempted
simple possession of marijuana, or use of marijuana,
regardless of whether they have been charged with or
prosecuted for these offenses on or before the date of
this proclamation, in violation of:
(1) section 844 of title 21, United States Code,
section 846 of title 21, United States Code, and
previous provisions in the United States Code that
prohibited simple possession of marijuana or attempted
simple possession of marijuana;
(2) section 48-904.01(d)(1) of the D.C. Code and
previous provisions in the D.C. Code that prohibited
simple possession of marijuana;
(3) section 48-904.09 of the D.C. Code and previous
provisions in the D.C. Code that prohibited attempted
simple possession of marijuana; and
(4) provisions in the Code of Federal Regulations,
including as enforced under the United States Code,
that prohibit only the simple possession or use of
marijuana on Federal properties or installations, or in
other locales, as currently or previously codified,
including but not limited to 25 C.F.R. 11.452(a); 32
C.F.R. 1903.12(b)(2); 36 C.F.R. 2.35(b)(2); 36 C.F.R.
1002.35(b)(2); 36 C.F.R. 1280.16(a)(1); 36 C.F.R.
702.6(b); 41 C.F.R. 102-74.400(a); 43 C.F.R. 8365.1-
4(b)(2); and 50 C.F.R. 27.82(b)(2).
My intent by this proclamation is to pardon only the
offenses of simple possession of marijuana, attempted
simple possession of marijuana, or use of marijuana in
violation of the Federal and D.C. laws set forth in
paragraphs (1) through (3) of this proclamation, as
well as the provisions in the Code of Federal
Regulations consistent with paragraph (4) of this
proclamation, and not any other offenses involving
other controlled substances or activity beyond simple
possession of marijuana, attempted simple possession of
marijuana, or use of marijuana, such as possession of
marijuana with intent to distribute or driving offenses
committed while under the influence of
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marijuana. This pardon does not apply to individuals
who were non-citizens not lawfully present in the
United States at the time of their offense.
Pursuant to the procedures in Proclamation 10467, the
Attorney General, acting through the Pardon Attorney,
shall review all properly submitted applications for
certificates of pardon and shall issue such
certificates of pardon to eligible applicants in due
course.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-second day of December, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
eighth.
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[FR Doc. 2023-28805
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