Biden Issues Pardon for Federal Simple Marijuana Possession Charges and ConvictionsSource: © Olena Ruban–Moment/Getty ImageOn Oct. 6, 2022, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation pardoning those convicted of or charged with simple marijuana possession in at the federal level between the 1970s and Oct. 6, 2022. The pardon will not release anyone from prison as no one was being held only on simple marijuana possession at the time of the pardon. Should state governors pardon those charged or convicted of simple marijuana possession? Jon Brown, “North Carolina Governor Pushes to Legalize Marijuana Possession after Biden Pardons: ‘End This Stigma,’” foxnews.com, Oct. 9, 20227. Ximena Bustillo, “Biden to Pardon Simple Federal Marijuana Possession Convictions,” npr.org, Oct. 6, 20228.

Source: Fox News October 11, 2022 18:10 UTC