Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 people in prison for drug offenses, including some who are locked up on marijuana charges
Sarah Gersten, executive director and general counsel at [LPP] Last Prisoner Project, said… “historic decision offers hope – not just for those freed today, but for all the individuals still incarcerated for cannabis and their families that have been impacted by the War on Drugs. President Biden’s actions remind us that meaningful change is possible when people work together and listen to what is needed to provide true justice through second chances,” she said.
Kassandra Frederique, executive director of DPA [Drug Policy Alliance], said Biden’s latest commutations “demonstrated to Americans that justice delayed doesn’t have to mean injustice forever. These 2,500 individuals faced years, in many cases decades, of imprisonment because of the deeply flawed, racist, and draconian drug laws that politicians continue to perpetuate to this day. We thank President Biden and celebrate this historic day.” … In her remarks to reporters, White House press secretary Karoline Claire Leavitt said the new tariffs were being issued in response to the “illegal fentanyl that they have sourced and allowed to distribute into our country.” In an interview with CNBC on Friday [1/31/25], Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro also claimed that “fentanyl…that comes from China and Mexico” was the prime motivator for the new import taxes. This makes very little sense. How will higher taxes on legal imports affect the flow of illegal drugs?
Original Article (Marijuana Moment & Reason):
Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 people in prison for drug offenses, including some who are locked up on marijuana charges & Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China could start this weekend
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