Maryland governor pardons 175,000 marijuana convictions in sweeping order The blanket pardon by Gov. Wes Moore is among the country’s most far reaching and forgives decades of low-level ...

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

This week Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardoned 175,000 people with marijuana convictions. But some advocates say pardons might not be enough to remove the barriers faced by people with a criminal record.

BALTIMORE -- Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardoned more than 175,000 marijuana convictions Monday in a sweeping executive order. It impacts misdemeanor charges for people who were found guilty of ...

Maryland this week became the latest state to announce mass pardons for people convicted of marijuana-related crimes as the nation wrestles with how to make amends for the lives disrupted in the ...

Monday’s action was one of the largest mass pardons in U.S. history. Maryland voters legalized marijuana two years ago.