Kamala Harris says that does not believe Americans should be sent to jail for simply smoking marijuana, a position that could not be further from that which she held while serving as San Francisco district attorney.
Throughout her time prosecuting in the Bay Area, Harris oversaw 1956 cannabis-related convictions, according to Mercury News.
During a roundtable conversation for Second Chance Month on Thursday, Harris outlined the steps the Biden administration has taken to expand access to small business loans and Pell grants to those with criminal convictions.
“Many Americans who have served their time still face obstacles to their success, and one way for us to remove some of those other obstacles is to issue pardons and commutations,” she said, touting the federal government’s record on both those fronts, especially when it comes to those with marijuana-related criminal histories.
“We have pardoned all people for federal convictions for simple marijuana possession,” she stated, adding, “I just don’t think people should have to go to jail for smoking weed, and these pardons have been issued as an extension of that approach.”
Before turning things over to featured guest Kim Kardashian, Harris said the United States needed to be “smarter” on the issue of redemption.
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