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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced pardons for nearly 7,000 people convicted of cannabis crimes. This follows a previous pardoning of over 175,000 past cannabis convictions. Moore also announced investments for underserved neighborhoods, historically Black universities and colleges, and procurement contracts for Black-owned businesses. The governor's pardons forgive past convictions but do not expunge them. A bill was signed into law to automatically shield low-level cannabis convictions from public view. Maryland's adult-use cannabis market launched in 2023.

Maryland Governor Issues 7,000 Cannabis Pardons

Jun 20, 2025

Graham Abbott

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced during a Juneteenth address on
Thursday that he is pardoning nearly 7,000 people convicted of cannabis
crimes in the state, NBC Washington reports.

The move follows the governor’s pardoning last year of over 175,000 past
cannabis convictions, a move that affected some 100,000 individuals and was
one of the largest-ever gubernatorial cannabis pardoning actions.

Additionally, Moore announced that some $400 million would be dedicated to
historically underserved Maryland neighborhoods to help raise home
appraisal values and increase home ownership, the report said.

The governor also announced a $1.34 billion investment for historically
Black universities and colleges, and designated $816 million in procurement
contracts for Black-owned businesses, the Shore News Network reports.

The governor’s pardons forgive past convictions but do not expunge or
shield them from public view. Last April, however, Gov. Moore signed a bill
into law that requires the state to automatically shield from public view
all criminal records associated with low-level cannabis convictions in the
state.

Maryland’s adult-use cannabis market launched in 2023 under a proposal
passed earlier that year by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov.
Moore.

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