Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday signed an executive order that issues pardons for more than 175,000 marijuana-related convictions – a sweeping measure aimed at improving racial equity in the ...

Maryland governor pardons 175,000 marijuana convictions in sweeping order. The blanket pardon by Gov. Wes Moore is among the country’s most far reaching and forgives decades of low-level ...

This week Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardoned 175,000 people with marijuana convictions. But some advocates say pardons might not be enough to remove the barriers faced by people with a criminal record.

Shiloh Jordan, right, greets Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D), who pardoned him for a misdemeanor marijuana conviction Monday in Annapolis. (Brian Witte/AP) Maryland’s legalization of recreational ...