Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, seen here in April, pardoned more than 175,000 marijuana convictions on June 17.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, seen here in April, pardoned more than 175,000 marijuana convictions on June 17.
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Maryland governor issues pardons for more than 175,000 marijuana convictions

Maryland’s governor issued pardons for more than 175,000 marijuana convictions Monday – a significant act of mass clemency that reflects the rapidly changing attitudes toward a drug that an increasing number of Americans want to see legalized.