Legalization of marijuana in Tennessee
State Assemblyman Bud Hulsey of Kingsport, Tennessee said Biden’s pardon for all federal marijuana possession convictions “will not change prison populations across Tennessee.”
However, he agreed that legislative changes were needed. “I probably thought of one thing [should] The change is that there are people who have marijuana for personal use and they have three, four, five grams over half an ounce, but they don’t sell. It’s for them, but they can be charged with the same types of crimes as if they had 9.5 pounds.” said Husley via news channel 11.
“So we’ll probably have to adjust that in legislature as it is [should] Be so that the charges are really correct and really accurate,” he said. “That’s what I think [Biden] realizes that simple possession and a pardon from it is one [really] Small thing compared to what I think is the real problem. [I] I think that’s what he’s pushing, he’s trying to get legalization in all 50 states.”
Hulsey does not envisage the Tennessee legislature legalizing cannabis.
Massachusetts: Gov. Baker on pardoning state cannabis convictions
After Biden used one Executive order for federal clemency, Governor Charlie Baker said MA already had a system in place to resolve past cannabis convictions and would not issue pardons.
“Massachusetts already passed a ban on anyone convicted of simple possession of marijuana in 2018,” said baker. “And we signed legislation last year to make the process even easier.”
State legislators argue that the deletion process is difficult for people to navigate and pardoning a governor would be more efficient, local media reported. Attorney General Maura Healey said she would pardon cannabis convictions if elected governor. On the other hand, Republican candidate Geoff Diehl said he wouldn’t.
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