Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Doh!-----Biden's Marijuana Pardons Did Not Free Any Prisoners or Deliver Expungement As Promised

Biden's Marijuana Pardons Did Not Free Any Prisoners or Deliver Expungement As Promised
"...Biden's October 6 proclamation applied only to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents convicted of simple marijuana possession under the Controlled Substances Act or the District of Columbia Code, none of whom was still incarcerated. 
Although his pardons could benefit as many as 10,000 or so individuals, that represents a tiny percentage of all simple possession cases, which typically are charged under state law
  • And Biden's action will not release a single federal prisoner...

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