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Before the year ends, President Joe Biden has pardoned six people, including an 80-year-old woman from Ohio convicted of murder for killing her abusive husband.
On October 6, 2022, President Joe Biden issued a statement on marijuana policy reform, accompanied by a proclamation and decision to pardon individuals prosecuted for the simple...
Two of those pardoned were convicted on drug trafficking-related charges.
The eleven groups want Biden to make good on his remarks, calling for the president to "immediately" issue a general pardon for all former nonviolent federal marijuana offenders, and free anyone federally incarcerated for nonviolent, marijuana-only offenses in states where their former pot crimes are now legal. According to the letter, there is a precedent for such a move, with President Gerald Ford and President Jimmy Carter both issuing general pardons in the 1970s to violators of the United States Selective Service Act for evading the Vietnam War draft. Among the least approving of marij...
Print Re “Readers debate how to handle Donald Trump” (Jan. 13): The letter writer wrote “Biden is now in a position to show he wants to represent all Americans, even Trump supporters.” I agree totally. The need for forgiveness and peace has never been more urgent. Our leaders can illustrate to the American people this very picture of unity — not divisive hatred and distrust. Truth must prevail, and taking away the right to speak on public platforms is one of many ways that create falsehoods. The media of print and technology have helped to spread lies and distrust so now is the time...