TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 6, 2023

The U.S. Justice Department started taking applications for President Joe Biden’s mass amnesty for marijuana convictions on Friday, Bloomberg Law reports. The program, announced last October, offers those convicted of certain federal marijuana offenses a “full, unconditional and categorical pardon.” Those seeking a pardon have to apply to the Office of the Pardon Attorney for a certificate of proof. To be eligible, applicants must have been convicted of simple possession in federal court or D.C. Superior Court. Immigrants without documentation and anyone convicted of a state marijuana offense may not apply.