Press Release: National bar association for criminal defense attorneys, “Decriminalization of Marijuana and Clemency Urged for Non-Violent Cannabis Offenses: Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar Calls on President Biden”

Washington, DC (May 3, 2024) – The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) is urging President Biden to decriminalize marijuana and to grant clemency to individuals incarcerated for marijuana offenses. In a letter to the White House Counsel on April 30, the nation’s criminal defense bar urged immediate commutation of sentences, compassionate release, and second chances for persons […]