Slowly but Surely, Efforts Mount to Expunge Old Cannabis Convictions

Cannabis Now
By Bill WeinbergJan 16, 2019, 1:00 pm208 pts
A cannabis conviction can follow you around even after you’ve done your time or paid your fine. Your record may come back to haunt you when you apply for a job or an apartment, even if you live in a state when the “crime” you committed is no longer a crime. But change is coming, slowly, for at least a segment…

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