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This only applies to federal "possession or use", which nearly never happens. Those convicted of "possession or use" are nearly 100% plea down cases when the a
by sparrish 3y ago
This only applies to federal "possession or use", which nearly never happens.
Those convicted of "possession or use" are nearly 100% plea down cases when the actual offense was sales, distribution, or manufacturing.
- mikeyouse 3y ago> Those convicted of "possession or use" are nearly 100% plea down cases when the actual offense was sales, distribution, or manufacturing. Not true at all - guess what charge you catch if you are caught smoking on a chairlift at a ski resort on Federal land or if you're on a hike in a National park. Thousands of people every year; https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/09/16/marijuana-busts-on-federal-lands-highlight-challenges-for-pot-friendly-states/ https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/09/16/marijuana-busts-on-fe...
- riffic 3y agoit used to happen a lot, and this also applies to the district of columbia.
- justrealist 3y agoEssentially none of those people are still in prison.
- dragonwriter 3y agoAnd if this was merely a commutation, that would matter more. But pardons don't just end sentences, they remove all lasting legal impacts of the conviction.
- riffic 3y agobut with a record can they get jobs, pass a background check, et cetera? This pardon is a good thing, why are we discussing it like it's not a move in the right direction?
- mikeyouse 3y agoUnfortunately everything in life is political now, so you can't just say, "Glad this happened" if you have some other unrelated gripe -- you need to downplay it, imply it's only for optics, say it doesn't go far enough, etc. etc.
- vvvvvvvvvvvv 3y agothey might be on probation tho