President Joe Biden announced Thursday his decision to pardon some federal marijuana offenses as part of his effort to satisfy criminal justice and drug policy activists. “As I often said during my campaign for President, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana,” Biden said in a statement released by the
Baltimore Ends Prosecution of Low-Level Crimes Such As Prostitution, Drug Possession
March 28, 2021 by
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Baltimore will no longer prosecute certain low-level crimes, which include prostitution, drug possession, and minor traffic offenses, State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Friday. “The move was unveiled in a press release from Mosby’s office as it reported ‘one-year success’ of policies implemented last March to not prosecute the nonviolent charges…