Opinion | Biden's marijuana pardons are a good start. But only a start.

.nayyeroar: For approximately 6,500 people, Biden pardoning federal marijuana possession convictions will be life-changing. But more can be done.

in federal prison for marijuana possession. The vast majority of drug-related federal prosecutions are for sale or trafficking, which has yet to be addressed. Most people arrested for pot aren’t taken in by federal agents, so policing and economic disparities remain highly localized issues. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, local police make more arrests for marijuana “than for all other violent crimes combined.

While Black and brown weed entrepreneurs serve prison sentences, a new crew of white cannabis connoisseurs are capitalizing. Here is the buzzkill about Biden’s limited federal action and review period. It promises a future where marijuana use is normalized and regulated, where weed is a commodity bought and sold like any other. But there is no suggestion of leveling the playing field by providing restitution for time spent in prison or

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