Biden Faces Growing Pressure to Deliver on Cannabis Clemency Promises Image Cannabis News September 16, 2024 Biden promised no jail time for weed, he's running out of time to pardon cannabis convicts. With the president's decision to drop out of the race, he has effectively begun a longer lame-duck period, which is historically when most presidential clemency grants have occurred. For most of U.S. history Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News USA Today