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2022-10-25 17:39:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7D181ADD192C69B4A79B041DE296AAAE01BCF2932EF24C6D961C464D8F268FEA
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Original Note:
The pardon applied to anyone with a federal simple possession conviction, regardless of whether they were currently serving a sentence. While it didn't result in anyone being immediately released from prison it impacted about 6500 people total. https://www.wgbh.org/news/news/2022/10/12/bidens-marijuana-pardon-hugely-significant-experts-say-but-state-action-still-needed
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