Alex Berenson blasts Biden's move to pardon marijuana possession: 'Pure theater' to appease pro-weed liberals

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Author Alex Berenson calls President Biden’s move to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession "pure theater" that is "meaningless" in the grand scheme of things.

The decision from the White House, seen as a move toward decriminalizing the drug, applies to those convicted of simple possession of marijuana, including those in the District of Columbia, according to senior officials.

Berenson feels people familiar with his 2019 book "Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence," which links marijuana use and mental illness, would be surprised that he isn’t mad over Biden’s decision.   "I don’t have a huge problem with this for a couple reasons, I mean, I don’t think anybody should be in prison for marijuana possession.That doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t necessarily put people in prison for trafficking, or farming, but possession, I think there is a pretty clear consensus that you shouldn’t go to jail for that," Berenson told Fox News Digital.  "Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence" author Alex Berenson called President Biden’s move to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession "pure theater." (Berenson) "But more importantly, this is just pure theater… effectively it’s meaningless," Berenson continued. "It’s actually theater in a good way for those of us that don’t support full national legalization." Berenson noted that many on the left assumed Biden would push national legalization, which has not happened, but the administration felt they had to throw the pro-legalization community a bone.  "He seems to have, personally, strong feelings about this," Berenson said.