Biden pardons thousands with federal convictions of simple marijuana possession

"Sending people to prison for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives and incarcerated people for conduct that many states no longer prohibit," Biden said in a statement on Thursday afternoon. "Criminal records for marijuana possession have also imposed needless barriers to employment, housing and educational opportunities. And while white and Black and brown people use marijuana at similar rates, Black and brown people have been arrested, prosecuted and convicted at disproportionate rates."…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/06/biden-marijuana-pardon-possession-decriminalization