President Biden has only granted 1.4% of clemency petitions submitted. There are four months left for cannabis justice before his term ends.

With the president’s decision to drop out of the race, he has effectively begun a longer lame-duck period, which is historically when most presidential clemency grants have occurred.

  • almar_quigley@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    It’s like Christmas season. Soon the lame duck period will start before they even begin campaigning for their first term!