Biden pardons thousands of people convicted of marijuana possessions

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Biden pardons thousands of people convicted of marijuana possessions

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PoliticsEnglish • 11 months ago

Move is latest in round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system

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the pardons were meant to help thousands overcome obstacles to renting a home or finding a job.

I thought pardons don’t erase a conviction. They just erase the sentence. Wouldn’t the conviction still show up in a background search?

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