Seattle judges decide to clear past marijuana charges
Posted by Josh Taylor / September 25, 2018
In 2010, the city of Seattle ceased to prosecute low-level marijuana cases, and more recently marijuana was legalized in Washington state. The latest development in Seattle’s increasing progressivism in terms of marijuana came recently when Seattle judges opted to clear past marijuana misdemeanor convictions. This decision could affect 542 people who have been convicted of crimes between 1996 and 2010. Other cities and states are considering similar plans, making Seattle one of the first dominos to fall in an inevitable shift in the criminal justice system.
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