AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – On Oct. 6th, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his executive action plan to pardon federal marijuana possession charges.
“No one should be in jail just for using or possession of marijuana. It’s already legal in many states, and criminal records for marijuana possession have led to needless barriers to employment, housing, and educational opportunities. And that’s before you address the racial disparities around who suffers the consequences. While white, black, and brown people use marijuana at similar rates, black and brown people are arrested, prosecuted, and convicted at disproportionately higher rates.” President Joe Biden states.
Biden posted his pardon plans on Twitter. First, he plans to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. Second, Biden is calling all governors to pardon simple state marijuana possession offenses. Third, he plans to initiate the process of reviewing how marijuana is scheduled under federal law.
Biden states, “I’d also like to note that as federal and state regulations change, we still need important limitations on trafficking, marketing, and underage sales of marijuana. Sending people to jail for possession has upended too many lives for conduct that is legal in many states. Today, we begin to right these wrongs.”
Many governors and opposing nominees have stated their response to Biden’s call to action pardon on marijuana possession charges.
Governor Brian Kemp has not…
