President Biden pardons thousands of marijuana offenders

WASHINGTON D.C.: On December 22, U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned potentially thousands of prisoners with federal or Washington, D.C. marijuana possession offenses.

He also reduced the prison terms of 11 prisoners serving decades-long sentences for non-violent drug charges.

The pardons aimed to address disparities in sentencing that have disproportionally impacted the Black community and expand his commi