Today, I am announcing three steps that I am taking to end this failed approach.įirst, I am announcing a pardon of all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana. And while white and Black and brown people use marijuana at similar rates, Black and brown people have been arrested, prosecuted, and convicted at disproportionate rates. Criminal records for marijuana possession have also imposed needless barriers to employment, housing, and educational opportunities. Sending people to prison for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives and incarcerated people for conduct that many states no longer prohibit. My pardon will remove this burden.- President Biden OctoStatement from President Biden on Marijuana ReformĪs I often said during my campaign for President, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana. There are thousands of people who were previously convicted of simple possession who may be denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result. The White House estimates will affect more than 6,500 people and in conjunction with his action today Biden is asking that all Governors to do the same with regard to state offenses.įirst: I’m pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. Andrew Cuomo during his tenure as Cuomo’s chief counsel. Madison has led HRC since the termination of former President Alphonso David last year over his alleged involvement in helping to cover up sexual harassment allegations against former New York Gov. Previous speakers have included Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, Maya Angelou, John Lewis, Rosie O’Donnell and Sally Field. The organization has hosted the event each year since 1997, apart from a two-year hiatus from 2020 to 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Dinner is HRC’s largest annual fundraiser. Robinson shared the message on Twitter, adding her own words of encouragement and well-wishes. “Our HRC family is thinking of Speaker Pelosi, her husband and her family - and sending love and support their way,” HRC Interim President Joni Madison tweeted on Friday. It “speaks to what HRC stands for, which is the work that we will still need to do to fight hate” while sending the message that there is no place for political violence in America, she said. Harris began her comments by denouncing the “vicious attack” on Paul Pelosi. On Saturday, Nancy Pelosi’s office published a “Dear colleague” letter thanking fellow members for their support and expressing gratitude for the “quick response” of law enforcement and emergency services personnel.
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Paul Pelosi, 82, was hospitalized with a skull fracture but is expected to make a full recovery. Nancy Pelosi was in Washington at the time. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was slated to headline the national dinner together with the vice president, but a spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Blade on Friday that she would not be able to attend.Įarly that morning, an intruder violently assaulted Pelosi’s husband after breaking into the couple’s San Francisco home. Other speakers from HRC rounded out the program along with the evening’s honorees, who included Abbi Jacobson, Chanté Adams and George Takei. She was introduced on stage by Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson. 28 will be the first Black queer woman to lead America’s largest LGBTQ organization - previously served as executive director of Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Robison - who after taking the helm on Nov.
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had “put a substantial proposal on the table,” an offer that reportedly would free imprisoned Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for the release of Griner and Paul Whelan, an American who officials say was wrongfully detained on espionage charges. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this summer the U.S. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have spoken with Cherelle Griner. “She has not been in as good condition as I could sometimes find her in,” said her lawyer, Alexandr Boykov, who added it has been difficult for Griner to arrange phone calls with her wife Cherelle and other members of her family. Her lawyer told the New York Times on Wednesday that she fears she will serve the entirety of her sentence in Russia, despite efforts to arrange a prisoner swap.
In August, the WNBA player was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison.
Griner has been detained in Moscow since February -“wrongfully,” a State Department spokesperson said in May - over vape canisters containing cannabis oil that were allegedly found in her luggage. The two are slated to join other world leaders in Bali from Nov.
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