WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday pardoned thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law and said his administration would review whether marijuana should still be in the same legal category as drugs like heroin and LSD.Today, we begin to right these wrongs.” In a video, he added: “While white and Black and brown people use marijuana at similar rates, Black and brown people are arrested, prosecuted and convicted at disproportionately higher rates.” Mr. Biden stopped short of calling for the complete decriminalization of marijuana, which is something that Congress would have to do.- Tribal Pot Shops Thrive: New York State, which legalized recreational marijuana last year, is only now about to start reviewing applications for retail licenses.Mr. Biden also said Thursday that he has asked the attorney general to review how marijuana is legally categorized, which helps determine what kind of penalties are involved.“This is a desperate attempt to distract from failed leadership.” Advocacy groups, including those representing minorities, have been urging Mr. Biden to take action as a way of demonstrating his commitment to reforming the inequities built into the criminal justice system."