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This seems like a great move! I am confused about the criteria though - there is no way that there have only been 542 misdemeanor possession convictions in the
by Fezzik 8y ago
This seems like a great move! I am confused about the criteria though - there is no way that there have only been 542 misdemeanor possession convictions in the last 30 years in Seattle... it's the 18th most populous city in the United States and, while safe, is far from the safest city. I can't find great numbers, but there are hundreds-of-thousands of possession arrests every year in this country. Does any one have specific information on what earns someone a judgment vacating their conviction?
- Annic 8y agoThis one has more numbers in it: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/04/27/seattle-seeks-abolish-hundreds-pot-convictions-light-legal-marijuana/559577002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/04/27/seattle-seeks...
- donarb 8y agoIn Seattle, arrests for weed have not been a priority for a very long time. Usually, if you were stopped by a cop for smoking weed, they would frisk you and confiscate, unless you were carrying more than an ounce.
- loeg 8y agoMarijuana has been SPD's lowest priority for the past 15 years[0]. This is only misdemeanor possession convictions. Not felony possession; not anyone who wasn't convicted. Not anyone who was stopped and searched on a pretext of marijuana possession, and then charged with something else. I agree there are probably more people with records affected by marijuana possession, but it's a necessary first step and helps at least those 542. [0]: http://norml.org/news/2003/09/18/seattle-voters-approve-initiative-making-marijuana-enforcement-city-s-lowest-priority http://norml.org/news/2003/09/18/seattle-voters-approve-init...