Gov. Healey said today she wants to issue automatic pardons to everybody ever convicted of misdemeanor marijuana-possession charges in Massachusetts.
The measure, if approved by the Governor's Council, would end the current state system, in which people with simple possession charges have to petition a court to seek expungement of their records. The proposal does not include people convicted of felony marijuana trafficking offenses.
In a statement, Healey said the move reflects significant changes in state marijuana laws over the past decade - in particular, legalization of marijuana sales and possession.
Nobody should face barriers to getting a job, housing or an education because of an old misdemeanor marijuana conviction that they
would not be charged for today.
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As they should be. When you
By anon
Wed, 03/13/2024 - 11:20am
As they should be. When you have the politicians now making $ off of what they put people in jail for, it's time to let them out, expunge records, and clear CORI's.
Good. The amount of people in
By redheadedjen
Wed, 03/13/2024 - 1:17pm
Good. The amount of people in jail on weed charges is way too many.
Is that still true in Massachusetts?
By BostonDog
Wed, 03/13/2024 - 1:49pm
Are there people currently imprisoned only for possession of marijuana?
No
By Pete Nice
Wed, 03/13/2024 - 3:03pm
No there is not.
Nope. And not for several,
By anon
Wed, 03/13/2024 - 3:31pm
Nope. And not for several, several years. Decades maybe.
- a Boston Cop
Does this actually help?
By Lecil
Wed, 03/13/2024 - 4:00pm
Does a pardon expunge the record of a conviction?
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