Nevada governor announces plans to pardon small marijuana possession convictions

June 15, 2020
AggregatedNews
Nevada
0 Comments

A resolution being drafted by Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak would pardon tens of thousands of people who have been convicted for possessing small amounts of marijuana, according to a statement posted to Twitter Thursday.

“If approved, this resolution will clear the slate for thousands of people who bear the stigma of a conviction for actions that have now been decriminalized,” Sisolak said on Twitter.

Purchase, possession, and consumption of recreational marijuana, with some restrictions, became legal for people over the age of 21 in Nevada on January 1, 2017, according to a state website. The proposed resolution would pardon people who have been convicted of possessing less than one ounce of marijuana.

The pardon, which would be without conditions, would not apply to convictions of possession for the purpose of sale, according to the statement.

The resolution is on the Board of Pardons Commissioners’ agenda for next week, the statement said.

If the plan goes through, Nevada would join several other states in pardoning marijuana convictions following legalization of the drug. [Read more at CNN]

This Post Has 0 Comments

Recent Stories

Pot Industry High on Florida’s Marijuana Legalization Referendum

Voters will now get to decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in a state that has a well-established medical pot marketplace. When the Florida Supreme Court earlier this month approved a November referendum on…

US Marijuana Industry Hits All-Time High

The legal cannabis industry is thriving in the U.S., reaching its highest-ever number of jobs and sales, a new report shows. Vangst, a cannabis industry job platform, found that at…

Black market marijuana tied to Chinese criminal networks infiltrates Maine

Maine is the newest frontier for the illicit marijuana trade, with potentially hundreds of suspected unlicensed grow houses operating in the state, a CBS News investigation has found. It’s part…

Iowa’s medical marijuana program is 10 years old. How does it compare with other states?

Ten years ago this month, Iowa policymakers made it legal to use cannabis for certain medical treatment, marking the start of what would eventually become Iowa’s existing medical cannabidiol program.…