Thousands Pardoned For Federal Marijuana Offenses Would Have Their Records Expunged Under New Bipartisan Bill – Marijuana Moment
The time for cannabis policy reform is now, and Marijuana Moment covered details on the bipartisan bill to provide for the expungement of records for people who’ve received presidential pardons, including non-violent marijuana offenses.
The article states that the Weldon Angelos Presidential Pardon Expungements Act would require the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, within one year of enactment, to implement rules to facilitate the “review, expungement, sealing, sequester and redaction” of criminal records for low-level federal crimes, including cannabis cases.
Kat Murti, executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), said “hundreds of thousands of young Americans just like Weldon have had and continue to have their futures stolen from them because of non-violent victimless “crimes” created by the War on Drugs.”
“Not only do they and their families continue to face ongoing discrimination and seemingly insurmountable obstacles to obtaining education, housing, and employment, blocking their ability to advance their quality of life and leading to a continuous cycle of economic hardship, but whole communities have been torn apart by laws that in many cases are no longer even on the books,” Murti said. “This legislation is a beacon of hope and a step towards healing the deep scars caused by the criminalization of those who use drugs.”