Trump’s Cannabis Reform: Mike Tyson, Weldon Angelos Say President Can Get It Done
As two people deeply impacted by cannabis, Mike Tyson and Weldon Angelos, a justice reform advocate, applauded President Donald Trump‘s recent commitment to cannabis reforms, in an opinion piece published by Fox News.
These include rescheduling cannabis, ensuring banking access for cannabis businesses and granting clemency to those serving federal sentences for marijuana offenses.
Angelos criticized the inadequacy of President Joe Biden’s efforts. Despite numerous promises to decriminalize marijuana and expunge records, Biden’s widely publicized misdemeanor pardons “freed no one, restored no civil rights, and expunged no records,” Angelos wrote.
Even Biden’s last-minute clemency wave largely bypassed marijuana offenders, with only a handful of cases benefiting from reforms. “This failure …