[Sohcahtoa82]

It's bad because there are people that have been sitting in prison that could have been released over a year and a half ago, but Biden would rather let them rot for a while longer just so he could score political points at a more convenient time.

[forgetfreeman]

Shit's illegal and people are mad. Dude tries to cut some folks a break and people are mad. Conclusion: some people are born mad and gonna stay that way regardless.

[encryptluks2]

Hm.. can you imagine homosexuality being banned and people being mad just cause they pardon only a certain type before elections?

[forgetfreeman]

Intentionally or otherwise you're equating lifestyle choices with sexual orientation and that is not a good look for all the same reasons that the rationale behind conversion therapy is garbage.

[innocentoldguy]

Who got a break in this deal exactly? There isn't anybody in federal prison for simple possession charges. It's like him giving every man, woman, and child in Antarctica a pony, only not as efficacious.

[forgetfreeman]

Yeah he totally should have issued state-level pardons for possession. What in the hell is wrong with this guy...

[MarkMarine]

Someone higher up in the tree said there wasn’t a single person sitting in federal pen for this. I’m not sure, but I can’t imagine it’s frequently charged federally

[whoooooo123]

From a legal point of view, when is marijuana possession a federal offence and when is it a state offence?

Presumably if you're caught with weed in DC then it's federal. But under what circumstances could you be found in possession with marijuana anywhere else and have it be a matter for the federal government, not the state one?

[Sohcahtoa82]

Federal park land?