Biden's pot pardon will help reverse War on Drugs harm to Black people, advocates say
Experts hailed the move as an important first step in righting the wrongs from decades of uneven drug enforcement policy.
President Biden announced this month an executive order to pardon federal, simple marijuana possession charges for thousands of Americans – an important first step, advocates say, to reversing decades of uneven drug enforcement policy that has historically burdened Black communities.
"Sending people to prison for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives and incarcerated people for conduct that many states no longer prohibit," Biden said in
