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High Tax Holcomb says no dice on marijuana pardons

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🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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0:00.0

So, don't plan on passing the duchy to the left hand side any time soon in Indiana.

0:13.4

Although President Biden has granted full and unconditional pardons to all Americans

0:17.5

with federal convictions of simple marijuana possession, he did this in an executive action

0:22.3

this month.

0:23.3

And Indiana's not going to be following suit any time soon.

0:26.7

Welcome said in a statement that until these federal law changes occur, I can't in good

0:31.4

conscience, consider issuing blanket pardons for all such offenders.

0:36.7

So Biden did call on state governors to do the same for state conviction, saying just

0:41.7

as no one should be in a federal prison solely due to the possession of marijuana, no

0:45.8

one should be in a local jail or a state prison for that reason either.

0:50.7

But Eric Holcomb is saying not so fast.

0:53.4

Yeah, lockdown McGee is really, really subjective when he, when he decides whether he

1:01.7

wants to follow or quote here for the people in YouTube, the law or not.

1:05.1

Because when it came to, you know, shutting down the state or putting a million people

1:09.9

out of work or trying to put you in jail for not wearing a mask or making sure that

1:16.7

Malik Muhammad was only not arrested for threatening to storm the governor's mansion

1:21.7

on live television, he, he not always not arrested.

1:25.3

He got a VIP meet and greet with the governor and got to write part of the police reform bill.

1:30.0

But when it comes to marijuana and medical marijuana at the very least, saying let's create

1:35.0

an environment that fosters people getting the best medical care possible and promoting

1:40.8

the idea that we now want people to get off dangerous opioids and make the best choices

1:45.8

between them and their physician.

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