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The page mentions DC specifically, which is under federal jurisdiction. The headline may indeed be overselling the implications.
by cobbal 3y ago
The page mentions DC specifically, which is under federal jurisdiction. The headline may indeed be overselling the implications.
- williamcotton 3y agoIt mentions the pardons in DC from 2022. This pardon is for the entire United States, at least at the federal level. I don’t think kids sitting in a county jail for brining a joint to school in west Texas are going anywhere, though!
- btilly 3y agoThe page mentions 4 categories of law which are pardoned. The first is https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2011-title21/html/USCODE-2011-title21-chap13-subchapI-partD-sec844.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2011-title21/html..., which covers the whole country. The next two are DC specific. And the last is specific to possession on federal properties. So no, the headline is not overselling the implications. If you simply possessed marijuana and were convicted under federal law, your case is going to be pardoned.