Thousands of Presidential Pot Pardons

[Joe Capitalist]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-pardons-marijuana-decriminalization_n_633f24c9e4b08e0e6076b875

This may give Democrats a high with November 8 approaching.

They need to free up some prison cells for Fat Donald and his cult.

 

[BartenderElite]

When all else fails, appeal to the braindead burnout faction.

This thread is about pardons for marijuana offenses. Not Trump dropping all pretense of catering to QAnon at his rallies.

 

[Text Drivers are Killers]

Pedodent Biden announces pardons for THOUSANDS of convicted drug criminals

The president has the right to issue pardons but it's supposed to be done case by case. For this child molesting pervert to give pardons to ALL the people convicted by the feds of pot possession is not right.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...ds-convicted-of-federal-marijuana-possession/

oct 6 2022 President Joe Biden announced Thursday his decision to pardon some federal marijuana offenses as part of his effort to satisfy criminal justice and drug policy activists.

“As I often said during my campaign for President, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana,” Biden said in a statement released by the White House, noting that marijuana crimes had “upended too many lives.”

Biden said he would pardon all prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana, directing his attorney general to set up a system to pardon all eligible individuals.

He said the number of pardons would be in the “thousands.” The pardons apply only to federal offenses and not state or local charges and convictions.

Biden’s action is significant, as it sidesteps the authority of Congress to control federal laws on illegal drugs

 

[martin]

you did not address my point regarding the 50 states convictions (57 states for Obama).

What's to address? The article is clear on "your point" that the thousands of pardons are for federal convictions.

 

[martin]

Do you think the pot smokers vote?

I imagine many of those pardoned do, and I think the large population of pot smokers will look favorably on the pardons.

 

[volsrock]

From the NY Times today:

"The pardons will clear about 6,500 people who were convicted on federal charges of simple possession of marijuana from 1992 to 2021 and thousands more who were convicted of possession in the District of Columbia, officials said ahead of the president’s announcement."

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/us/politics/biden-marijuana-pardon.html

“According to the White House, no one is currently in federal prison solely for “simple possession” of the drug…”

 

[volsrock]

It’s still federally illegal.

 

[Jarod]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-pardons-marijuana-decriminalization_n_633f24c9e4b08e0e6076b875

This may give Democrats a high with November 8 approaching.

Awesome!

 

[TOP]

When all else fails, appeal to the braindead burnout faction.

Yep...

 

[martin]

The president has the right to issue pardons but it's supposed to be done case by case. For this child molesting pervert to give pardons to ALL the people convicted by the feds of pot possession is not right.

It's obviously right if the statutory violation is determined not to be a crime, and you only reduce your argument to witless slander by phrasing it as you have.

 

[Earl]

It’s still federally illegal.

Indeed.

It was done to buy votes with no thought as to the consequences.

 

[Yakuda]

Yes, but people can grow and realize their past mistakes, like Obama and gay marriage.

Leftist translation: Grow= politically expedient