'Too many lives—and lives of Black and Brown Americans in particular—have been derailed by this criminalization of this plant,' says JohnFetterman of President Joe Biden pardoning low-level federal marijuana possession offenders.
"As mayor of Braddock, I worked to combat serious crime. I know what it looks like," he said."And I know that marijuana just doesn't fit the bill."
"More than 350,000 Americans were arrested for marijuana-related offenses in 2020," Fetterman noted."The resources to make those arrests should be going towards combating serious crime—and now they will. This decision will make Americans safer."people with nonviolent marijuana convictions to apply for expedited pardons.
Other progressive candidates for U.S. Congress also cheered Biden's announcement, while asserting that the president's move must be just the first step toward eventual decriminalization and, ultimately, legalization of a plant whose use is legal for either recreational or medical purposes in a vast majority of states.Summer Lee, a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who is the Democratic nominee to represent the commonwealth's 12th Congressional District in the U.S.
"This is a massive step to not only recognize the harm the War on Drugs has done to so many [Black and Brown] folks, but actually pardon so many [people] who were unjustly convicted on marijuana charges," she added."Next, legalize it nationwide and expunge all records." Lee tempered her praise by arguing that Biden's action"misses the mark for many Black folks impacted by drug convictions," and illustrates"why we need comprehensive drug reform."
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