Statement from Mayor Bowser on President Biden’s Marijuana Reform

(Washington, DC) – Right this moment, President Joseph R. Biden introduced three steps he’s taking to right our nation’s failed method to jailing hundreds of thousands of People for the use and possession of marijuana. The President’s pardons will profit hundreds of DC residents. In response to the President’s announcement, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the next assertion:

“We’re grateful for President Biden’s management in taking up a problem that continues to have an effect on hundreds of thousands of American households and that has disproportionately damage Black communities. The President’s actions are a major step ahead for our nation, and one which higher aligns coverage with public sentiment.

“In DC, we have now made it a precedence to construct a marijuana regime that’s centered on security, fairness, and justice. However we can not discuss in regards to the District and marijuana with out underscoring the significance of righting one other historic incorrect by making Washington, DC the 51st state. Whereas we have now made good progress with our medical marijuana program, due to our lack of statehood, we stay restricted in our capability to proper previous wrongs and transfer ahead with an equitable adult-use program. A kind of limitations, and a purpose President Biden’s pardons are particularly vital to our neighborhood, is that the Mayor of DC lacks the power to grant pardons or commute sentences – an influence that each state’s governor has.

“Till we obtain statehood, Congress should transfer ahead with eradicating the rider that prohibits DC from following by way of on the desire of DC voters by establishing a secure and equitable adult-use market.”

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