Wes Moore’s marijuana pardons are a model for the country

[Hume]

Mr. Moore’s executive order forgiving low-level marijuana offenses for an estimated 100,000 people is a good example of clemency done properly. The bulk of the cases are misdemeanors, involving possession and possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. The pardons also help correct a glaring racial disparity: Before Maryland joined 23 states and D.C. in legalizing recreational cannabis with a constitutional amendment that went into effect last year, Black Marylanders were three times more likely to be arrested for crimes involving the drug.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/23/maryland-marijuana-pardons-moore/

 

[evince]

It’s a great idea


It makes so much sense

 

[Hume]

It’s a great idea


It makes so much sense

Don't make criminals out of people who want to smoke pot.

 

[evince]

Pot is far less problematic than booze


Time to accept we made a mistake by treating it as a big threat

 

[Walt]

Marijuana laws have a real racial divide. Whites smoke at higher rates than Blacks, but get convicted at much lower rates.

 

[Ross Dolan]

It’s a great idea


It makes so much sense

Don't make criminals out of people who want to smoke pot.

Amen!

 

[SmarterthanYou]

Pot is far less problematic than booze


Time to accept we made a mistake by treating it as a big threat

if it weren't already too late, I think that the architects of 'reefer madness' should all be executed for the BS propaganda