Biden, Abbott spar over marijuana pardons

MMP News AuthorOctober 8, 2022
(NewsNation) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and President Joe Biden are once again butting heads on policy — this time over marijuana. Biden announced he’ll formally grant pardons to everyone in the U.S. who’s been convicted of federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana and he asked that governors ... Read More

Governor Lamont Statement on President Biden’s Action Granting Federal Pardons for Simple Possession of Marijuana – World News Report

MMP News AuthorOctober 6, 2022
Press Releases 10/06/2022 Governor Lamont Statement on President Biden’s Action Granting Federal Pardons for Simple Possession of Marijuana (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the announcement made today by President Joe Biden that he is granting pardons to all Americans who have been convicted ... Read More

Gov. Burgum pardons 24 low-level marijuana offenders

MMP News AuthorNovember 24, 2020
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has pardoned 24 people convicted of low-level marijuana crimes, in the second wave under a new policy that gives former pot offenders a second chance. The policy adopted last year allows people with low-level marijuana convictions petition to have their records wiped ... Read More