Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington

[Zeedox]

Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington

The president is pardoning thousands of people convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia.

apnews.com

The categorical pardon Friday builds on a similar round issued just before the 2022 midterm elections that made thousands convicted of simple possession on federal lands eligible for pardons. Friday’s action adds additional criminal offenses to those eligible for a pardon, making even more people eligible to have their convictions expunged. Biden is also granting clemency to 11 people serving what the White House called “disproportionately long” sentences for nonviolent drug offenses.

 

[Gomez Adams]

Old news.

None of them were serious crimes at all and not one single person "pardoned" ever served a day in jail. It's a bunch of bullshit with no real teeth.

But fangirl voters love it. And here's the funny part: they STILL have to admit they were convicted of a crime on paperwork. A pardon doesn't erase that it happened.

If he actually wanted to do anything he and congress have had three years to do it and they've done absolutely fuckall.