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Kimmel on Biden’s marijuana pardon: ‘Glad Willie Nelson is alive to see this’

Jimmy Kimmel on Biden’s pardon for prior federal marijuana possession offenses: “It is the most cannabis-friendly decision by a US president yet, and I for one am just glad Willie Nelson is alive to see this happen.”
Jimmy Kimmel: ‘The move stops short of full decriminalization, which will probably have to wait until we have a President Woodrow Harrelson or something.’ Photograph: YouTube

Jimmy Kimmel

On Thursday, Jimmy Kimmel celebrated Joe Biden’s decision to pardon all prior federal offenses for simple marijuana possession, which affects more than 6,000 Americans. “The move stops short of full decriminalization, which will probably have to wait until we have a President Woodrow Harrelson or something,” Kimmel joked.

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