Defense Lawyers Group Urges Biden To Release Prisoners Serving Marijuana Sentences

5/10/2024 2:09:55 PM

(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) NACDL, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, has written a
letter
to the White House urging President Joseph Biden and his administration to
decriminalize cannabis and also commute all sentences
of individuals in prison over federal cannabis convictions. In their letter, the association says it is advocating for compassionate release, second chances and the immediate commuting of sentences of those having convictions for nonviolent cannabis offenses.

The letter written by NACDL was sent on the same day last week when the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is reported to have...

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