Outside the Beltway Article RatingBiden Pardons Federal and DC Marijuana Users
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-24% Somewhat Liberal
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| "The White House: A Proclamation on Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana, Attempted Simple Possession of Marijuana, or Use of MarijuanaIn Proclamation 10467 of October 6, 2022 (Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana), I exercised my authority under the Constitution to pardon individuals who committed or were convicted of the offense of simple possession of marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act and section 48-904.01(d)(1) of the Code of the District of Columbia (D.C. Code)." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "NPR adds:In addition to the proclamation, Biden also granted clemency to 11 individuals who he says are serving disproportionately long sentences for nonviolent drug offenses." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "NPR notes that and reports,The pardon Biden issued does not apply to state convictions." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
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48% : The White House: "A Proclamation on Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana, Attempted Simple Possession of Marijuana, or Use of Marijuana"In Proclamation 10467 of October 6, 2022 (Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana), I exercised my authority under the Constitution to pardon individuals who committed or were convicted of the offense of simple possession of marijuana in violation of the Controlled Substances Act and section 48-904.01(d)(1) of the Code of the District of Columbia (D.C. Code).35% : NPR adds:In addition to the proclamation, Biden also granted clemency to 11 individuals who he says are serving "disproportionately long" sentences for nonviolent drug offenses.
30% : NPR notes that and reports,The pardon Biden issued does not apply to state convictions.
22% : In April, Biden commuted the sentences of 31 others who were also convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.