Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs an executive order to issue more than 175,000 pardons for marijuana convictions on Monday, June 17, 2024 in Annapolis, Md. Maryland Secretary of State Susan Lee is seated left. Standing left to right are Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, Shiloh Jordan, Jason Ortiz, director of strategic initiatives for Last Prisoner Project and Heather Warnken, executive director of the University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice. (AP Phopto/Brian Witte)