Michelle Ochoa was charged with marijuana offenses in 2017 and got her record expunged last year. She said Biden pardoning federal simple possession of marijuana charges is a step, but isn't enough.
TUCSON, Ariz. — It was a casual Sunday for Michelle Ochoa at Harambe Cafe in Tucson. She was listening to a live jazz band and was enjoying spending time with her partner.
Earlier in the week, President Biden pardoned people with federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.Ochoa said it’s a start, but it’s not enough. She said more charges need to be pardoned so people can succeed in life. “They make people pay far more than they should….it just doesn’t make any sense. It doesn’t do any good for our society,” Davis said.
“Anything that is done at the higher level naturally has to trickle down and there will be change there,” Rhym said.
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