People can now get proof of their federal marijuana pardons, 5 months after the program was announced March 7, 2023 AggregatedNews Federal 0 Comments People with federal marijuana possession convictions can finally apply for certificates of proof for the pardons announced by President Joe Biden late last year. The Department of Justice announced the online application for a “certificate of proof” of the pardons… Read More→
Oregon’s governor pardons thousands for cannabis convictions November 22, 2022 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday she is pardoning an estimated 45,000 people convicted of simple possession of cannabis, a month after President Joe Biden did the same under federal law. “No one deserves to be forever saddled with the impacts of… Read More→
Sentenced to 40 years, Biden’s marijuana pardons left him behind October 24, 2022 AggregatedNews Federal 0 Comments Edwin Rubis heard about President Biden’s announcement of mass marijuana pardons earlier this month and realized he would be left out. Rubis — who has spent more than two decades in federal prison for his involvement in a cannabis distribution conspiracy —… Read More→
How potent is pot as a midterms issue for Democrats? October 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Federal 1 Comment What’s happening President Biden announced last week that he is pardoning thousands of people with federal convictions for simple possession of marijuana. “Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana. It’s time that we right these wrongs,” Biden… Read More→
Harris: ‘Nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed’ October 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Federal 1 Comment Vice President Harris during a late-night show interview backed the Biden administration’s decision to pardon thousands of Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession, saying “nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed.” Harris told Seth Meyers on NBC’s “Late Night With… Read More→
Missouri governor will not grant mass pardons for marijuana offenses after Biden request October 7, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Missouri's governor will not grant a blanket pardon to those convicted on minor marijuana offenses after President Joe Biden pardoned federal convictions and urged governors to do the same at the state level. A spokesperson for Republican Gov. Mike Parson said Biden's… Read More→
More than 2,500 apply for pardon under Pa. marijuana pardon project September 29, 2022 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments More than 2,500 Pennsylvanians with minor, nonviolent marijuana criminal convictions have applied for a pardon under a new program launched by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman this month. And the deadline to apply to the Pennsylvania Marijuana… Read More→
Pennsylvania offers a one-time pardon application for select lower-level marijuana convictions September 2, 2022 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman announced a joint effort Thursday to pardon many people convicted with non-violent marijuana offenses. The large-scale project, called the Pennsylvania Marijuana Pardon Project, will allow people with select convictions to submit an application online for… Read More→
Birmingham to pardon 15,000 people with misdemeanor marijuana convictions April 21, 2021 AggregatedNews Alabama 0 Comments Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced Tuesday the city would issue a blanket pardon to all those convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession charges in municipal court between 1990 and 2020, which could affect more than 15,000 people. The city’s Pardons for Progress… Read More→
Countless Coloradans left out of Polis’ marijuana conviction pardoning December 2, 2020 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Michael Diaz-Rivera was 19 years old when he was arrested in 2006 for felony marijuana possession in Colorado Springs. He had less than an ounce, but took a plea deal for 8 ounces or more to avoid a charge for… Read More→
Colorado governor to mass-pardon 2,700-plus marijuana convictions October 2, 2020 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Colorado Gov. Jared Polis plans to mass-pardon 2,732 convictions of low-level marijuana possession through an executive order Thursday after signing a bill earlier this year that gave him that authority. “This really catches Coloradans up with where the law is today,” he… Read More→
Nevada governor announces plans to pardon small marijuana possession convictions June 15, 2020 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments A resolution being drafted by Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak would pardon tens of thousands of people who have been convicted for possessing small amounts of marijuana, according to a statement posted to Twitter Thursday. "If approved, this resolution will clear the… Read More→
In Hopes To Reduce Stigma, Vermont Governor Pardons 192 Marijuana Convictions January 5, 2017 AggregatedNews Vermont 0 Comments Nearly 200 of the approximately 450 people who asked Gov. Peter Shumlin of Vermont to forgive their misdemeanor marijuana convictions had their wish fulfilled this week. In one of his final acts in office, Governor Shumlin on Tuesday pardoned 192… Read More→