President Joe Biden on Friday commuted the sentences of almost 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders locked up in federal prisons.
The White House issued a short statement that did not identify individuals impacted nor specify if marijuana-related offenders were included.
“Today’s clemency action provides relief for individuals who received lengthy sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes,” Biden said in his statement.
The marijuana industry has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration for not commuting the sentences of those imprisoned for nonviolent marijuana offences.
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