Joe Biden has a big October surprise: He's starting to decriminalize pot

This is a big fucking deal, folks. President Joe Biden is making critical moves to decriminalize cannabis, most significantly erasing federal prosecutions for simple possession.

Those steps: “I’m pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession”; “I’m calling on governors to pardon simple state marijuana possession offenses”; and “I’m asking @SecBecerra and the Attorney General to initiate the process of reviewing how marijuana is scheduled under federal law.”

This isn’t decriminalization yet, but it’s moving toward it.