Healey's historic marijuana possession pardons approved by governor's council

Massachusetts' Governor's Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve sweeping pardons for state misdemeanor cannabis possession convictions, Gov. Maura…

Massachusetts' Governor's Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve sweeping pardons for state misdemeanor cannabis possession convictions, Gov. Maura Healey announced

The council heard expert testimony on the matter at a hearing Wednesday afternoon. It voted unanimously later in the day to approve the plan. "The reason we do this is simple, justice requires it," Healey has said said."Massachusetts decriminalized possession for personal use back in 2008, legalized it in 2016. Yet thousands of people are still living with a conviction on their records. A conviction that may be a barrier to getting jobs, housing, even getting an education. For some it's simply more than that, a difficult memory, a burden, something they live with every day.

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