Massachusetts votes to expunge prior criminal marijuana convictions 144-9

[FFStudios]

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Source: NORML

S. 2200 was introduced to the Massachusetts House, which would allow individuals convicted of marijuana possession to completely expunge their records.

The bill would allow people with otherwise clean records to have their criminal records expunged 10 years after an offense, and after any period of incarceration or probation is complete, in specific cases. These include: Juvenile convictions for offenders under 18; convictions for a single crime between age 18 and 21; criminal charges for adults and juveniles that were resolved without a conviction; and erroneous convictions, which also includes convictions for offenses that are no longer criminal, such as marijuana possession.

Mass. is among the first states to expunge criminal records, with similar legislation passing in Seattle and San Fransisco. It's a huge step in going forward with dismantling the prohibition against marijuana in this country

[StrawberryClock]

Wow, what a crushing victory.

[Patrick]

it should be a no brainer really, every state with legal weed should be doing this.

[Clovis]

To be honest, it seems odd that it wasn't part of the legalisation to legalise in the first place.

[Gook Nukem]

yea other states that follow suit with legal weed should include expunging weed related offenses from records in the legislation to save time tbh