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The Biden administration’s continues to fail U.S. citizen and Oakmont resident Marc Fogel, who was convicted in Russia of possessing less than an ounce of marijuana. In June, a Russian court sentenced Fogel, 61, to 14 years’ imprisonment at a labor camp. On Wednesday, his family announced that he had…

The pardon of all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, announced by President Joe Biden on Thursday represents a historic triumph of advocacy organizations.

The plan likely won’t free anyone from prison, but it could help justice-impacted people after they get out

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday pardoned all individuals convicted on federal charges of simple marijuana possession, a move that the White House estimated would affect more than 6,500 people nationwide and thousands more in the District of Columbia.

The president's mass pardon does not extend to pot suppliers, and his rescheduling plans won't make marijuana a legal medicine.

Biden’s federal pardons will help at least 6,500 people, though most possession crimes are charged at the state level. Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t yet said whether he’ll follow suit. Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke was quick to support the measure.

Pardon affects Americans with federal convictions for ‘simple possession’ of the drug

Pardoning possession offenders is nice. Taking his boot off the necks of cannabis sellers would be even better.