The federal U.S. Sentencing Commission (USCC) has released a detailed analysis looking at the impact of President Joe Biden’s marijuana pardons, showing the geographic and demographic breakdown of those who are eligible for relief.
The president’s pardon proclamation covers people who’ve committed federal cannabis possession offenses, as well as people who’ve violated the law within Washington, D.C. While advocates have generally characterized the action as a symbolic first step, the analysis illustrates the real-life impact for thousands of Americans.
Consistent with the estimates highlighted by the White House last week, USSC found that 6,577 U.S. citizens have committed the covered offense. That’s based on a review of federal marijuana possession violations from 1992 to 2021.
The Commission has released additional analyses relating to President Biden’s executive action on pardoning simple marijuana possession federal offenders: https://t.co/g9mOJjow7q
— SentencingCommission (@TheUSSCgov) October 13, 2022
The independent federal organization further identified 1,122 cases involving what it described as “resident/legal alien offenders.”
For both of those groups, USSC said that “no offenders remain in [Federal Bureau of Prisons] custody.”
The analysis also details where the cannabis offenses were concentrated regionally. Many took place along the Southern border, in states like Arizona and Texas. About
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