US President Joe Biden is taking his first major steps toward decriminalising marijuana, fulfilling a campaign pledge to erase prior federal possession convictions and beginning the process of potentially loosening federal classification of the drug.Biden pardoned all prior federal offences of simple marijuana possession, a move that senior administration officials said would affect thousands of Americans charged with that crime.The announcement comes a month ahead of critical November elections that will determine control of Congress. Some candidates - in particular Pennsylvania Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who is running for his state's US Senate seat - have made the issue of marijuana legalisation central to their campaigns.
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