Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday issued more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions, believed to be one of the country’s largest acts of cannabis clemency. An estimated 100,000 people ...

Maryland legalized cannabis for recreational use in 2023. Governor Wes Moore said people should no longer to face barriers to employment and housing for past low-level convictions that are now legal.

Last June, Gov. Wes Moore (D) issued a blanket pardon to 100,000 people in Maryland, forgiving decades of low-level marijuana ...

The governor of Maryland has issued another mass pardon for people with past marijuana possession convictions, granting clemency to about 7,000 more people on the holiday Juneteenth that commemorates ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said his state wanted to lead the way toward “moral justice and economic justice” by issuing more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions in the state.

In recognition of Juneteenth, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday announced the pardon of nearly 7,000 additional cannabis-related convictions and the allocation of $400 million in state funds to ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued close to 7,000 pardons for cannabis misdemeanors, pardoning 6,938 convictions of simple cannabis possession.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s administration will offer a voluntary buyout program, implement a hiring freeze for state employees and reduce the number of positions in the budget, according to an ...

There were 300,000 marijuana-related arrests last year in the state of Texas, but the pardon applies to about 6,500 people, a legal expert explained.