In a recent interview with a local news station, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) vowed to spend his final year in office getting as many people possible to apply for marijuana expunctions.
“This is a plant that’s legal in many jurisdictions across America, and it’s not a big deal, but you go through your life in many cases a convicted felon, and that excludes you from a lot of opportunities. So I developed an expedited review process that I encourage everybody to partake in.”
He noted that there are roughly 20,000 marijuana-related cases, and many of those are eligible to be cleared. It’s worth noting that medical use in Pennsylvania was legalized in 2016, and there’s a current bipartisan legalization bill in the works. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman continued promoting his expedited petition program to hopefully bring a second chance to those who are having a hard time finding work or housing due to a marijuana charge:
“If you’ve got some stupid charge like that on your record, it doesn’t cost anything to apply, and we can get that off your permanent record. I don’t care how conservative or how liberal you are politically. I don’t think we as a society should be really damaging people’s future for consuming a plant that is now legal in many jurisdictions—and soon will be in Pennsylvania.”
People with non-violent marijuana convictions in Pennsylvania can apply for free on the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons website. Applicants don’t need an attorney, and they have about a year to take advantage of the program.
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