The Forbes Article that you linked me to 7 comments up the chain says “He can extend clemency to every person still serving time for federal cannabis offenses, many of whom have already spent decades behind bars.”
They might have a good point if they mean what is implied and not what they are explicitly saying.
“While cannabis is now legal in Minnesota and many states across America, thousands remain behind bars in federal prisons for the same substance – a reminder of the work still ahead,” Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, said on the Capitol steps on November 20. “President Biden still has time to build on his initial pardons and take decisive action. He can extend clemency to every person still serving time for federal cannabis offenses, many of whom have already spent decades behind bars. In Minnesota, we’ve shown that cannabis legalization and expungement can move hand in hand. Now it’s time for federal action to match this progress.”
That’s a quote from representative Ilhan Omar, not LPP. Regardless, it’s evident that she meant people who are in federal prison for cannabis offenses only. She was not referring to the intersection of people with cannabis offenses and every other possible crime.
The phrases “While cannabis is now legal in Minnesota and many states across America, thousands remain behind bars in federal prisons for the same substance” and “cannabis legalization and expungement can move hand in hand” make it clear what she meant.
No one can seriously look at this and reasonably conclude she meant something like serial killers who were also convicted of cannabis offenses. That’s not a position anyone is taking. That’s a bizarre interpretation given what was explicitly said.
The Forbes Article that you linked me to 7 comments up the chain says “He can extend clemency to every person still serving time for federal cannabis offenses, many of whom have already spent decades behind bars.”
They might have a good point if they mean what is implied and not what they are explicitly saying.
That’s a quote from representative Ilhan Omar, not LPP. Regardless, it’s evident that she meant people who are in federal prison for cannabis offenses only. She was not referring to the intersection of people with cannabis offenses and every other possible crime.
The phrases “While cannabis is now legal in Minnesota and many states across America, thousands remain behind bars in federal prisons for the same substance” and “cannabis legalization and expungement can move hand in hand” make it clear what she meant.
No one can seriously look at this and reasonably conclude she meant something like serial killers who were also convicted of cannabis offenses. That’s not a position anyone is taking. That’s a bizarre interpretation given what was explicitly said.