Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to sign ‘historic’ executive order on marijuana-related convictions

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will sign an executive order regarding cannabis-related convictions Monday morning.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform Executive Director Heather Warnken, and Jason Ortiz, director of strategic initiatives with the Last Prisoner Project, will also speak at the event, according to the governor’s office.

Moore will issue pardons for 175,000 marijuana convictions Monday, according to The Washington Post.