Those with past convictions for simple cannabis possession under the federal and Washington, DC, statutes 21 U.S.C. 844 and D.C. Code 48–904.01(d)(1) would be able to apply for pardons.

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he’s pardoning individuals charged with simple marijuana possession on a federal level, but his decision does not affect broad groups of Americans ...

President Biden announced Oct. 6 that he would grant mass pardons for anyone convicted of a federal crime for simple possession of marijuana, a step long sought by advocates as many states are ...

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 ...

President Biden commuted the sentences for 11 individuals serving time for nonviolent drug offenses. He also expanded pardons for the offense of simple marijuana possession and use under federal law.

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 ...

AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report.I’m Amy Goodman. President Biden has announced he’ll pardon anyone convicted of simple marijuana possession ...

A study earlier this year by Drug Policy Action found that in 2010, some 16% of people arrested for marijuana possession in California were black, 41.5% were Latino, and 35.7% were white, even ...

Only 92 people were sentenced on federal marijuana possession charges in 2017, out of nearly 20,000 drug convictions, according to the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

Biden, in a statement, said the move reflects his position that "no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana." By The Associated Press President Joe Biden is pardoning ...

I won’t prosecute adults for simple possession of marijuana. January 10, 2020 More than 5 years ago. (Richard Vogel/Associated Press) ...