Maryland Governor Wes Moore pardoned more than 175,000 marijuana convictions, addressing what he said were longstanding inequities in the criminal justice system connected to the recreational drug. The executive order issued Monday includes more than 150,000 misdemeanor convictions for simple possession of cannabis and over 18,000 misdemeanor convictions for use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. Maryland legalized possession and use of small amounts of marijuana last year.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will issue pardons for over 175,000 marijuana convictions in a major announcement expected Monday morning. The mass order for low-level possession charges will be given to near 100,000 people, the Washington Post first reported. Moore said the decision is intended to address decades of social and economic injustice, including Maryland residents being denied housing, employment and educational opportunities based on past criminal records. “I’m ecstatic that we have a real...

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A major antitrust bill to rein in Big Tech is poised to be reintroduced in Congress – but insiders fret that key Democrats with cozy ties to Silicon Valley could undermine their own party’s agenda. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is leading a push to resurrect the American Innovation and Competition Online Act. The bill would block Big Tech firms from “self-preferencing” their own services — for example Google promoting its shopping tool in search...

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