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Re:Biden pardons marijuana use nationwide by flutas on Friday December 22, 2023 @02:04PM (#38737388)
> Making the justice system actually prove its cases instead of leaning on trumped up nonsense like cannabis is a very good thing.

As a counterpoint this may make the justice system pursue larger charges going forward.

If a street level dealer was caught, and they offered a plea deal of possession to save time, trial, legal expenses, etc that person will now be pardoned.

If the DoJ doesn't like this outcome it could lead to them going after everyone for full charges and basically end plea deals.

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Re:Biden pardons marijuana use nationwide by Volundr on Friday December 22, 2023 @04:08PM (#38738692)
Good. Lots of innocent people are pressured into bullshit plea deals under the threat that they'll be charged for some bigger chrime that the prosecutor doesn't actually have the evidence to prove.

If the prosecution has the goods, make them prove it. Otherwise they shouldn't be able to use empty threats to brow beat someone into a guilty plea.

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