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Governor Lamont Statement On President Biden's Action Granting Federal Pardons For Simple Possession Of Marijuana
October 07, 2022
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 7 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2022:

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Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the announcement made today by President Joe Biden that he is granting pardons to all Americans who have been convicted under federal law of the offense of simple possession of marijuana.

"For decades, the criminalization of cannabis has caused injustices and created dispar . . .

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