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NINE OTHER STATES HAVE MADE SIMILAR MOVES. YEAH, BUT IF THE POST REPORTING IS CORRECT, GOVERNOR, MORE WOULD BE FORGIVING MARIJUANA RELATED CHARGES FOR ROUGHLY 100,000 PEOPLE. AND THAT WOULD BE A STATE LEVEL ACTION ONLY RIVALED BY ONE OTHER STATE. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE REFORM OF MARIJUANA LAWS. AFTER PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ISSUED A MASS PARDON OF FEDERAL MARIJUANA CONVICTIONS IN 2022, HE CALLED ON GOVERNORS TO DO THE SAME AT THE STATE LEVEL. THAT SAME YEAR, MARYLAND VOTERS APPROVED A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL...
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