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Affect thousands of people. president biden has pardoned all prior marijuana charges. >> no one should be in jail just n for using or possessing marijuana. criminal actions have led to needless barriers to housing and employment opportunities and thats before you address racial disparities over who suffers the consequences. >> joining us is political commentator van jones. who does suffer the consequences? who is this going to impact? >> first of all, i just want to say this is why we vote. when...

Thats important because, remember, what biden also did, poppy, was encourage the states to follow suit. in addition to the 20 states approximately now that dont have -- or at least recognize recreational marijuana we know about five more are on the ballot as it relates to that. to your question i think its important because what happens is its not only a matter of evaluating this, poppy, and looking and saying, okay there, no, sir one in jail now, federal jail for marijuana possession, but its a...

Even without having to experience additional layoffs. >> yeah, i completely agree with you on that labor force participation rate. it sounds a little bit wonky. all of these people on the sidelines and not counted. when they could start coming in, that could raise the unemployment rate. you could have an unemployment rate rising which is what the fed wants to see but not mass layoffs. that would be an amazing outcome. >> that is the goldilocks scenario. i think right now it remains somewhat unli...

Providing a dose of humanity. and yes, heart. in the hopes they can help those who cant always help themselves. i got to tell you, i really enjoyed going along on those ride alongs with that team. its really gratifying work helping people who need help. about 75% of the calls they get are diverted from 911, so someone called 911 and the call is diverted to the crisis response team. about half of those calls are able to be handled without needing to send someone in the field. so a lot of that was...

Dream. i want you to listen to what president biden said addressing the racial disparities that have been so rampant when it comes to charging people with these offenses. here was the president. >> criminal records for marijuana possession have led to needless barriers to employment, to housing, to educational opportunities and thats before you address the racial disparities around who suffers the consequences. while white and black and brown people use marijuana at similar rates, black and brow...

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Poetry. my children are huge fans - and like learning poems and have got lung young brains so they can learn very long pieces off by heart, for those of us who are older, it is supposed to be pretty good to help stave off dementia as well because youre engaging the brain? but; youre engaging the brain? any creative process _ youre engaging the brain? iffy} creative process is good, its mental gymnastics and it is like any muscle, the more you exercise it, the easier it becomes. being creative is...

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Possession of marijuana as a federal crime. weldon angelos has been advocating for this clemency. >> having this pardon is going to allow these individuals to moven with their lives. >> reporter: but there have been no outward sign this dramatic move was coming. the president held unrelated events in new york state. aboard air force one, he used his pen to wipe out these prior federal convictions. an estimated 6,500 people convicted from 1992 to 2021, and thousands more who live in the district ...

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