President Biden announced yesterday that he's offering pardons to people in the U.S. who are convicted of simple marijuana possession at the federal level, and called on states to take similar actions for people convicted under state law.

A vast majority of people convicted for marijuana possession in the U.S. are in state systems, and White House officials said yesterday that no one is serving time in federal prison for ONLY marijuana possession. 

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Political Analyst Marc Sandalow.

President Biden announced yesterday that he's offering pardons to people in the U.S. who are convicted of simple marijuana possession at the federal level, and called on states to take similar actions for people convicted under state law.
A vast majority of people convicted for marijuana possession in the U.S. are in state systems, and White House officials said yesterday that no one is serving time in federal prison for ONLY marijuana possession. 
For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS Political Analyst Marc Sandalow.

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