(ANSA) - NEW YORK, OCTOBER 06 - Joe Biden maintains one of his electoral promises ahead of the Midterm elections and announces the pardon for thousands of Americans in prison for marijuana possession.
An important step destined to inflame the political debate between Democrats and republicans to pave the way for the legalization of soft drugs, already in force in many states.
"As I often said during my presidential campaign, no one should be in prison just for using or possessing marijuana. Sending people to prison for marijuana possession has upset too many lives and incarcerated people for behaviors that many states no longer prohibit," Biden said, noting. that its turning point will serve to nullify the serious consequences that derive from a general punishment such as the impossibility for the condemned to obtain a house, a job, an education.
This is a plague that afflicts the African American community above all, a victim of discrimination in this case as well.
Biden then urged the governors to follow his example and grant pardons to those convicted of possession of soft drugs in the various states (ANSA).
