A new report entitled 'Weighing the Impact of Simple Possession of Marijuana' updates a 2016 Commission study regarding sentencing in the Federal System. Trends in the Federal System: One part of the ...

The number of federal sentences for simple marijuana possession has declined dramatically in recent years, from 2,172 in fiscal year 2014 to just 145 in FY 2021, according to a new report from the U.S ...

President Biden’s move to pardon Americans with prior federal convictions of simple marijuana possession will not include offenses committed by illegal immigrants -- an exception that has already ...

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Biden announced a pardon of "all prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana." The president also set the stage to potentially remove marijuana as a Schedule 1 classification. The moves ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. along with several other progressives are asking President Biden to pardon all federal simple marijuana possession offenses, regardless of immigration status.

President Joe Biden announced that he is taking executive action to relieve the burden of simple marijuana convictions, currently affecting the everyday life of thousands of Americans. “As I said when ...

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Biden on Thursday pardoned all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, a move that senior administration officials said would affect thousands of Americans charged with that crime. The ...

INDIANAPOLIS — President Joe Biden is taking action to help those convicted federally of simple marijuana possession, announcing Thursday he would be erasing prior convictions through pardons. It's a ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - On Thursday, Oct. 7, President Joe Biden issued a nationwide pardon for anyone who has simple marijuana possession charges on their record. There are mixed reactions to the ...

President Biden on Thursday announced that he is taking executive action to pardon people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law and Washington, D.C. statute. The pardons will be ...