OP-ED: After Biden’s Marijuana Announcement, More Must Be Done To Repair The Harms To Our Communities

Essence Magazine:

By Kassandra Frederique· Updated October 12, 2022

While long overdue, the announcement by President Biden that he is going to pardon all federal marijuana simple possession charges may be the largest federal marijuana reform since the beginning of the war on drugs half a century ago. However, without fully descheduling marijuana, the announcement is insufficient to deal with the harms caused by decades of racially biased enforcement and only further

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