Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana, 61441-61442 [2022-22262]

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 12, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 61441-61442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22262]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 196 / Wednesday, October 12, 2022 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

[[Page 61441]]

                Proclamation 10467 of October 6, 2022

                
Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple 
                Possession of Marijuana

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                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 (1) all current 
                United States citizens and lawful permanent residents 
                who committed the offense of simple possession of 
                marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances 
                Act, as currently codified at 21 U.S.C. 844 and as 
                previously codified elsewhere in the United States 
                Code, or in violation of D.C. Code 48-904.01(d)(1), on 
                or before the date of this proclamation, regardless of 
                whether 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 offense of simple possession of 
                marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances 
                Act, as currently codified at 21 U.S.C. 844 and as 
                previously codified elsewhere in the United States 
                Code, or in violation of D.C. Code 48-904.01(d)(1); 
                which pardon shall restore to them full political, 
                civil, and other rights.

                My intent by this proclamation is to pardon only the 
                offense of simple possession of marijuana in violation 
                of Federal law or in violation of D.C. Code 48-
                904.01(d)(1), and not any other offenses related to 
                marijuana or other controlled substances. No language 
                herein shall be construed to pardon any person for any 
                other offense, including possession of other controlled 
                substances, whether committed prior, subsequent, or 
                contemporaneous to the pardoned offense of simple 
                possession of 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 this proclamation, the Attorney General, 
                acting through the Pardon Attorney, shall administer 
                and effectuate the issuance of certificates of pardon 
                to eligible applicants who have been charged or 
                convicted for the offense of simple possession of 
                marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances 
                Act, as currently codified at 21 U.S.C. 844 and as 
                previously codified elsewhere in the United States 
                Code, or in violation of D.C. Code 48-904.01(d)(1). The 
                Attorney General, acting through the Pardon Attorney, 
                is directed to develop and announce application 
                procedures for certificates of pardon and to begin 
                accepting applications in accordance with such 
                procedures as soon as reasonably practicable. The 
                Attorney General, acting through the Pardon Attorney, 
                shall review all properly submitted applications and 
                shall issue certificates of pardon to eligible 
                applicants in due course.

[[Page 61442]]

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2022-22262
Filed 10-11-22; 8:45 am]
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