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With pardons in Maryland, 2.5 million Americans will have marijuana convictions cleared or forgiven
6 months, 3 weeks ago

With pardons in Maryland, 2.5 million Americans will have marijuana convictions cleared or forgiven

Associated Press  

Maryland this week became the latest state to announce mass pardons for people convicted of marijuana-related crimes as the nation wrestles with how to make amends for the lives disrupted in the decadeslong war on drugs. Wes Moore’s plan, more than 175,000 convictions for possession of cannabis or drug paraphernalia will be pardoned, but not permanently erased from people’s criminal …

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Massachusetts governor to pardon those convicted of misdemeanor cannabis possession
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Massachusetts governor to pardon those convicted of misdemeanor cannabis possession

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday said she would issue pardons for tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades in the latest example of a state ambitiously seeking to forgive low-level drug offenders. If approved, the pardons will apply to all adult Massachusetts state court misdemeanor convictions before March 13, 2024, for …

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US Virgin Islands pushes forward on stalled law allowing recreational marijuana use
10 months, 4 weeks ago

US Virgin Islands pushes forward on stalled law allowing recreational marijuana use

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A stalled marijuana law in the U.S. Virgin Islands got a big push Tuesday after an advisory board approved a list of proposed rules and regulations that would govern the recreational use of cannabis in the territory. The board’s vote represented a key step toward implementing a law approved more than a year ago to …

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Beshear seeks details on marijuana possession convictions
2 years, 2 months ago

Beshear seeks details on marijuana possession convictions

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday that he’s asking for a review of how many Kentuckians have marijuana possession convictions as he considers President Joe Biden’s request that governors issue pardons for people convicted of state marijuana offenses. Meanwhile, Beshear’s review of marijuana issues expanded last week when Biden announced he’s pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of …

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Joe Biden's cannabis pardons matter — but the war on drugs' racist legacy lingers
2 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden's cannabis pardons matter — but the war on drugs' racist legacy lingers

Raw Story  

Last week President Biden announced he would pardon people convicted of simple marijuana possession. This mass pardon could help over 6,000 people but it’s still a drop in the bucket in our fight to end the criminalization of marijuana use and the outsized harm to Black and brown communities from that criminalization. The executive order was clear that it didn’t …

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Racial equity in marijuana pardons requires states’ action
2 years, 3 months ago

Racial equity in marijuana pardons requires states’ action

Associated Press  

By pardoning Americans with federal convictions for marijuana possession, President Joe Biden said he aimed to partially redress decades of anti-drug laws that disproportionately harmed Black and Latino communities. “We know that this is really the tip of the iceberg when it comes to people who are suffering the effects of marijuana prohibition,” said Maritza Perez, director of federal affairs …

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Racial equity in marijuana pardons requires states’ action
2 years, 3 months ago

Racial equity in marijuana pardons requires states’ action

The Independent  

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Biden announces mass pardon for low-level marijuana convictions, slamming ‘failed approach’ to drug war
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden announces mass pardon for low-level marijuana convictions, slamming ‘failed approach’ to drug war

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has announced a mass pardon for people …

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Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana possession
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana possession

Al Jazeera  

US president’s move comes amid efforts to legalise marijuana federally after recent success of state-level campaigns. US President Joe Biden has announced a sweeping pardon for thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession under federal laws, penalties that have disproportionately affected Black and other people of colour across the United States. “There are thousands of people who have prior federal …

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Biden pardons thousands convicted on federal marijuana possession charges
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden pardons thousands convicted on federal marijuana possession charges

LA Times  

Along with Thursday’s pardons, President Biden is calling for a review of cannabis’ classification as a Schedule I drug. President Biden on Thursday pardoned all individuals convicted on federal charges of simple marijuana possession, a move that the White House estimated would affect more than 6,500 people nationwide. — President Biden October 6, 2022 “It’s legal in many states, and …

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Gary Chambers' new pot-smoking campaign ad in Senate race goes viral with old tactics
2 years, 11 months ago

Gary Chambers' new pot-smoking campaign ad in Senate race goes viral with old tactics

NPR  

Gary Chambers' new pot-smoking campaign ad in Senate race goes viral with old tactics Enlarge this image toggle caption Melinda Deslatte/AP Melinda Deslatte/AP In just 37 seconds, Democrat Gary Chambers lit up Louisiana's race for the U.S. Senate. Black people are four times as likely to be arrested for marijuana laws than white people," he says in the video, citing …

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Marijuana social equity: Seeds planted but will they grow?
3 years, 8 months ago

Marijuana social equity: Seeds planted but will they grow?

Associated Press  

DENVER — Terrence Hewing was working for a package delivery company in 2007 when police approached his cargo van in suburban Denver. It makes you almost feel kind of outcast.” Hewing, 39, recently became one of only a few Black entrepreneurs to receive a business license in Colorado’s recreational marijuana industry. States are making progress toward a more diverse marijuana …

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Marijuana legalization measure to appear on November ballot
4 years, 4 months ago

Marijuana legalization measure to appear on November ballot

Associated Press  

— The Montana Secretary of State certified that a measure seeking to legalize recreational marijuana in the state has gathered enough signatures to appear on the November ballot. An accompanying constitutional initiative, which was also certified to appear on the November ballot, would allow the legal age to buy marijuana to be set at 21. Peterson said that in addition …

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Democrats push for marijuana decriminalization in Wisconsin
5 years, 2 months ago

Democrats push for marijuana decriminalization in Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Possession of small amounts of marijuana would be decriminalized in Wisconsin under a bill that Democratic lawmakers introduced Wednesday in their latest push to loosen Wisconsin’s marijuana laws in the face of Republican opposition. It’s past time Wisconsin joined with the 26 other states that have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, Lt. Gov. Barnes, …

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