Maryland Gov. Wes Moore plans to pardon 175,000 Marijuana convictions with an executive order on Monday, arguing it will help 'black and brown' residents.
Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore plans to pardon more than 175,000 marijuana convictions on Monday in one of the most sweeping rollbacks of drug policy in the country. Moore's plan would apply to some 100,000 people who were convicted of low-level marijuana possession charges. Marijuana has been increasingly legalized across the country as both a medicinal and recreational drug.
Maryland has fully legalized the cannabis trade within its borders since 2023, though its nearby neighbors like Washington, D.C. and Virginia still have some restrictions. Neither of the latter jurisdictions have issued pardons for marijuana-related crimes. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, a Democrat, praised Moore's pardon.
While the pardons will extend to anyone and everyone with a misdemeanor conviction for the possession of marijuana or paraphernalia, this unequivocally, without any doubt or reservation, disproportionately impacts — in a good way — Black and Brown Marylanders,' Brown said. Os 'We are arrested and convicted at higher rates for possession and use of marijuana when the rate at which we used it was no different than any other category of people,' he added.
Maryland officials clarified that none of the pardons will result in people being released from prison because none are currently incarcerated, according to the Washington Post. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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