Biden pardons marijuana use nationwide

Re:Biden pardons marijuana use nationwide by dragonwriter on Friday December 22, 2023 @12:54PM (#38736684)

> I fear the unintended side effects. Like, somebody put away on such a charge because it was easier than the more important charge. Now gonna have to be retried.

If the charge was important and also provable, it should have been charged. And in many cases, the statute of limitation would prevent charging the conduct now, anyway.

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Re:Biden pardons marijuana use nationwide by JoeAltmaier on Friday December 22, 2023 @02:21PM (#38737562)

So, they may soon be freeing folks who are still a danger. Yes that is one of the many unintended side effects we will see.

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Re:Biden pardons marijuana use nationwide by dragonwriter on Friday December 22, 2023 @02:29PM (#38737653)

> So, they may soon be freeing folks who are still a danger.

Probably not; federally, simple possession of marijuana carries a maximum 1 year sentence and had 145 convictions in 2021, with zero prisoners as of January 2022 in federal custody solely on simple possession of marijuana charges.

The impact of this is almost entirely on clearing past records, not releasing current offenders.

https://www.ussc.gov/research/research-reports/weighing-impa...

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Re:Biden pardons marijuana use nationwide by JoeAltmaier on Friday December 22, 2023 @03:08PM (#38738055)

Thanks for clarifying that!

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