Showing no signs of slowing down the marathon man inspiring america. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone. With Recreational Marijuana use now legal in 19 states, it has been easy to forget pot is still very much illegal under federal law, where the drug is classified right alongside lsd and heroin but tonight President Biden declaring its time to right the wrongs of what he called a failed approach to marijuana, announcing he is pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana and asking states where most pot convictions take place to do the same potentially impacting thousands. Its an effort to end what the president sees as unfairness in simple Marijuana Possession cases where he says black and brown people are more likely to be prosecuted. And he also wants a hard look taken at how the government classifies pot, which for now is regarded as more serious than fentanyl Kelly Odonnell has details. Reporter today, President Biden change
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The NAACP Oakland Imani Youth Council congratulated its 2024 ACT-SO winners and participants at the Oakland Mormon Temple on May 4. Forty guests attended the event, moderated by the council co-chairs Natre Burks and Maleah Flournoy. | By Carla Thomas The NAACP Oakland Imani Youth Council congratulated its 2024 ACT-SO winners and participants at the Oakland Mormon Temple on May 4. Forty guests attended the event, moderated by the council co-chairs Natre Burks and Maleah Flournoy. The program opened with a prayer by Minister Brandon Waugh, a former president of the Imani