Wiz Khalifa praises President Biden's approach to marijuana reform: 'Moving in the right direction'

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Wiz Khalifa praised President Joe Biden for his steps to end the criminalization of marijuana possession and use.The 35-year-old rapper talked to TMZ Hip Hop about the 79-year-old president's marijuana reform measures which he announced earlier in the week.'It’s awesome to see things are moving in the right direction,' Wiz Khalifa said. 'Cannabis laws have negatively impacted people for way too long.' Praise: Wiz Khalifa praised President Joe Biden for his taking steps to end the criminalization of marijuana possession and use (pictured 2021)Earlier this week, Joe Biden released a video where he announced three major changes to federal marijuana criminalization.

First, the president announced a federal pardon for all people convicted of simple marijuana possession. He then called on state governors to also pardon people with state marijuana possession convictions.

Right direction: 'It’s awesome to see things are moving in the right direction,' Wiz Khalifa said. 'Cannabis laws have negatively impacted people for way too long' (pictured 2017) Big moment: Earlier this week, Joe Biden released a video where he announced three major changes to federal marijuana criminalization Pardon: First, the president announced a federal pardon for all people convicted of simple marijuana possessionFinally, Biden announced that he would ask the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, and the Attorney General, Merrick Garland, to initiate a process reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I substance.

Schedule I substances are 'drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse,' according to the Drug Enforcement Agency.