More States Need To Follow Suit... So Does the Federal Government

 The governor of the Great State of Colorado is set to issue more pardons for individuals who were convicted  of mere possession under the archaic and evil marijuana laws of The United States of America. The governor obviously and clearly sees the gross hypocrisy and unjust situation and has the cajones to actually do something about it. With the state increasing legal possession up to 2 ounces it is ridiculous not do so. We applaud Governor Polis for his decision.

On to the article.

Cannabis Business Executive - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday that he will issue additional pardons to Coloradans convicted of low-level marijuana possession crimes now that he’s signed a bill into law allowing people to have up to 2 ounces of cannabis.

House Bill 1090, which Polis made a law on Thursday, doubles Colorado’s recreational marjuana possession limit to 2 ounces for adults 21 and older. It also gives people convicted of possessing up to 2 ounces of cannabis the chance to more easily seal their criminal record if they haven’t committed a crime since.

“The consequences for people who had a personal amount of cannabis, before it had been legalized, still has a long shadow,” Polis said. “For doing something that is fully legal today, they might have something on their records — of course that’s disproportionately people of color — that might get in the way of them getting loans or leases or licenses or jobs or mortgages or many other things.”

Polis, a Democrat, said his office will begin reviewing records over the next few months in preparation for additional pardons. In October, Polis pardoned more than 2,700 people convicted of possessing up to 1 ounce of marijuana. [Read more at The Colorado Sun]