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Of all Americans” feels like little more than lip service given how many people are still locked up waiting for their “second chances” to come around. Making Good on Campaign PromisesOf the 75 people Biden granted clemency to nine had federal charges relating to marijuana specifically. Given that one of Biden’s campaign promises was to decriminalize marijuana this seems to be an area where the administration is falling woefully short. In spite of the fact that most Americans support this policy the administration’s movement on it has stalled.


Gain while it’s a step in the right direction that some non-violent marijuana-related Belize WhatsApp Number offenders are being given clemency the small number also serves to highlight the 2700 people who are still incarcerated on these same charges. The decriminalization of marijuana is an incredibly popular policy in a country that is profoundly divided about almost every issue. According to the Pew Research Center 60% of Americans believe marijuana should be legal for both medical and recreational purposes and only 8% believe it shouldn’t be legal at all.





Protesters on the National Mall calling for action on legalization and expungement of criminal records in April of 2021. Photo Courtesy Tom WilliamsCQ-Roll Call IncGetty ImagesWith marijuana already legal in 18 states it’s clear which way this is trending culturally. What’s troubling is that as the trend toward federal legalization continues the people profiting from that shift are almost never the people who were most hurt by the former laws. Broader application of clemency for non-violent drug offenders — especially marijuana-related offenders — would go a long way toward at least beginning to right.