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President Joe Biden, who has beforehand falsely claimed on a number of events that his marijuana pardons additionally expunged individuals's information, has now acknowledged the constraints of his motion, saying that for clemency recipients, “their information needs to be eliminated as nicely, I added.”
At a marketing campaign occasion in Philadelphia on Wednesday, the place Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made their pitch to black voters forward of the November election, the president stated: “I'm protecting my guarantees that nobody needs to be in jail just for utilizing or possessing marijuana.”
“I’ve pardoned 1000’s of individuals incarcerated for mere possession of marijuana — 1000’s. A promise made and a promise saved,” he stated. “And their information needs to be expunged as nicely, I added.”
Biden has repeatedly touted the mass hashish pardons he has granted, signaling the marketing campaign's understanding of the recognition of marijuana reform. However previously, he has falsely recommended that pardons have deleted information — making the declare throughout his State of the Union deal with this 12 months, for instance — when that's not the case.
Biden Lastly Admits His Marijuana Pardons Haven't Erased Information After Repeatedly Claiming They Did
