https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/corporate/about-health-canada/public-engagement/external-advisory-bodies/expert-task-force-substance-use/reports/report-1-2021.html
The Minister of Health has established an Expert Task Force on Substance Use to provide Health Canada with independent, expert advice and recommendations.
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/joe-biden-pardon-cannabis-weed/
Biden has moved to pardon all people convicted of simple cannabis possession at the federal level, and called for state governors to do the same.
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https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/biden-pardons-all-convicted-on-federal-marijuana-possession
In addition to the federal pardons, the president is also calling on governors to issue pardons for people convicted of state marijuana offenses.
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https://truthout.org/articles/biden-announces-mass-pardons-for-those-convicted-of-simple-marijuana-possession/
The president encouraged U.S. governors to pardon residents convicted on state-based charges.
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https://www.ussc.gov/research/research-reports/simple-possession-drugs-federal-criminal-justice-system
(September 2016) The number of federal offenders whose most serious offense was simple drug possession increased nearly 400 percent during the six-year period...
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