Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher (D-Montgomery) on Thursday urged a panel of Maryland lawmakers to approve legislation that would provide for the automatic expungement of criminal records related to marijuana possession in cases where no other convictions took place.
“Senate Bill 699 as introduced provides automatic expungement for the mere possession of marijuana where the mere possession of marijuana was the only conviction and was not part of a series of other drug crimes that might include more serious offenses – like dealing and the like,” Waldstreicher said at a Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee hearing in Annapolis.
Waldstreicher. the lead sponsor of the bill, noted that the House version of the bill is slightly different than its Senate companion. Del. David Moon (D-Montgomery) is the lead sponsor of the House bill. The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the legislation on Jan. 28. Both bills were previously introduced during the 2017 legislative session. Waldstreicher relayed that the House bill provides for the “automatic shielding” of records rather than automatic expungement.
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Funny how becoming drug dealers is okay as long as the state does it. Hypocrites. Not buying a medical marijuana card, not paying taxes on it, will always buy it off the streets under the table and off the records, and if you jail me you can enjoy the cost of housing me and if I can't get a job I'll live on the state and you can fund that as well..
ReplyDeleteIt is US Military running heroin from Afghanistan and it is totally out of control. As we know, the Military has an unlimited budget and there is no way FBI or local law enforcement will ever keep up with this kind of supply.
DeleteMaking it even worse, is the latest agreement between US Military and the Taliban Government which has now finally agreed to ALLOW the production of heroin (they will stop killing people who grow the poppies). The Taliban has always been anti-drugs given their strict religious leanings against use of the products.
In exchange for allowing the growth of poppies the Taliban will be allowed to continue living. Big deal for them of course as the finally admit defeat at the hands of the US / Israeli militaries.
Sure, how about DUI expungements, too.
ReplyDeleteI agree I made 1 mistake didn't hurt no one and it stays on my mva record for Life
DeleteJust legalize it already!
ReplyDelete10:44 hey genius, alcohol is many times more destructive than marijuana but you're not on a soapbox about that because you're conditioned not to be.
ReplyDeleteI guess MADD couldn't care less about Drugged up high driver just someone that had 2 glasses of wine HYPOCRITES.
ReplyDeleteMADD is a stupid organization
DeleteEven the name is stupid
It seems a lot of you didn't notice the part that said expungement would happen IF no other charges were associated with the pot charge. (meaning if DUI was present it would not be eligible for expungement)
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