Maryland Governor Wes Moore plans to issue pardons for over 175,000 marijuana convictions to address social and economic injustice.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore plans to issue mass pardons for over 175,000 marijuana convictions, aimed at healing decades of social and economic injustice against Black and Brown communities. The pardons, coinciding with Juneteenth, target Baltimore city convictions and will forgive low-level possession charges for 100,000 people. The move will not release incarcerated individuals but will reflect pardons in electronic court records within two weeks.