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Over 100,00 New Yorkers Will Have their Marijuana Convictions Sealed

Over 100,00 New Yorkers Will Have their Marijuana Convictions Sealed

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Sep 05, 2019
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Over 100,00 New Yorkers Will Have their Marijuana Convictions Sealed
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New York is starting the process of expunging the marijuana convictions of thousands of New Yorkers after a new state law decriminalized marijuana. More than 150,000 New Yorkers will have their marijuana possession convictions sealed.

The new law, which was signed in July, eliminated criminal penalties for possession of less than two ounces of marijuana.…

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