Colorado governor signs pardons for people convicted of minor marijuana possession
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Source: The Hill
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed an executive order Thursday granting pardons for state-level convictions for possession of small amounts of marijuana.
"We are finally cleaning up some of the inequities of the past by pardoning 2,732 convictions for Coloradans who simply had an ounce of marijuana or less," Polis said in a statement. "It's ridiculous how being written up for smoking a joint in the 1970s has followed some Coloradans throughout their lives and gotten in the way of their success."
Colorado was the first state to legalize marijuana in 2014; possession of one ounce or less is no longer a criminal offense. Polis signed a bill earlier this year giving him the authority to pardon those with state convictions of up to 2 ounces of the drug.
Individuals who qualify for a pardon don't need to apply for one. Those who were convicted on municipal or federal marijuana crimes, or those arrested or issued a summons without a conviction, aren't included in the pardons.
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