Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pardoning 175,000 convictions for marijuana, his office announced Monday.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pardoning more than 175,000"I am humbled to be with you in the historic Maryland State House -- as we make history of our own, together," he announced in a. "This morning - with deep pride and soberness - I will pardon over 175,000 convictions related to the possession of cannabis and cannabis paraphernalia."
Even so, Moore emphasized that the mass pardons won't "turn back the clock on decades of harm that was caused by this war on drugs" -- particularly for the Black community, which has disproportionately borne the brunt of incarcerations.
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