Colorado governor pardons 1,351 people for minor marijuana crimes

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Source: The Hill

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) announced on Thursday he has pardoned 1,351 people for minor marijuana possession crimes.

Polis signed an executive order granting individuals pardons for their drug charges, also lifting three commutations and fifteen other individual pardons for prisoners, according to a statement.

Earlier this year, Polis signed into law a bill that allows state residents over the age of 21 to legally possess up to two ounces of marijuana.

That law built on Amendment 64 legalizing marijuana, which was passed in 2012, and another bill authorizing the governor to grant pardons to defendants convicted of possessing up to two ounces of marijuana, according to the statement.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/colorado-governor-pardons-1-351-people-for-minor-marijuana-crimes/ar-AASi7Xc

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1. I like the Colorado governor.

Wish I could clone him and bring him to my state. I'd like to see him involved in national politics some day.

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2. Meanwhile

This asshole only gets 6years. He did it on purpose multiple times.

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/12/father-gets-6-years-in-prison-for-brain-damage-to-infant-son.html

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3. KR for Gov Polis!

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4. I Wish NC Was This Progressive

But our General Assembly is controlled by Reichwingers and regressives.