“I’m keeping my promise that no one should be in jail merely for using or possessing marijuana.”
What FactCheck.org found
The pardon does not apply to people who violated state or local law, and an administration official told reporters that "there are no individuals currently in federal prison solely for simple possession of marijuana."
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Biden (President of the United States) made this claim around 18 October 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 October 2022, 7 days later. Its rating was “Exaggerates”.
Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.