Biden’s federal pardons will help about 6,500 people, though most possession crimes are charged at the state level. Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t yet said whether he’ll follow suit. biden marijuanadecriminalization texas kprc2
President Joe Biden descends from Air Force One in New York on Thursday. He is calling for governors to pardon people convicted on state-level charges of marijuana possession.
Abbott has previously expressed support for reducing penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana.in January, Abbott said he believes “prison and jail is a place for dangerous criminals who may harm others, and small possession of marijuana is not the type of violation that we want to stockpile jails with.”
“When I’m governor, we will finally legalize marijuana in Texas and expunge the records of those arrested for marijuana possession,” O’Rourke said in a statement. Pamela Metzger, a law professor and director of the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, said that while Biden’s pardon is a step in the right direction, it’s a small step. And while the pardons are crucial for those with federal possession convictions, not many Texans will benefit.
“Every minute a police officer is spent booking someone for marijuana possession is a minute they could be doing something else,” Metzger said. She speculated that most people don’t want prosecutors sending time on simple marijuana possession charges either.
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