Boosie wants help getting his record for marijuana offenses expunged from Joe Biden after the president announced the reclassification of the drug from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law. He made his request to Biden in response to his explanation of the move on Twitter, earlier this week.
“Well, I was [sentenced] to 10 years for third offense marijuana and these charges were grams," Boosie wrote in his post. "I did jail time for this so since you fixing laws, can you expunge this off my record. Also, I was never even offered rehab straight to prison for third offense marijuana. I was a user. Oh and by the way this is Boosie. Can you please expunge this off my record? Who do I need to call at the White House?”
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Biden began his thread with a video making the announcement. “This is monumental,” Biden said in the clip. “It’s an important move toward reversing longstanding inequities. No one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. Period. Far too many lives have been upended because of a failed approach to marijuana, and I’m committed to righting those wrongs. You have my word on it.” Further in the thread he argued again that "no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana." Check out the interaction between Biden and Boosie below.
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As a Schedule I drug, marijuana ranked alongside heroin, LSD, quaaludes, ecstasy, and several others. Just moving it to Schedule III won't be enough to immediately get people out of jail who are already serving for marijuana offenses. One important step it will allow is easier authorization of clinical studies involving the drug. It will also affect businesses and taxes. Be on the lookout for further updates on Boosie and the 2024 Presidential Election on HotNewHipHop.
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