Pennsylvania's one-time effort to pardon people with certain low-level marijuana convictions resulted in roughly 230 applications reaching the governor's desk — a fraction of the more than 2,600 people who applied.
Pennsylvania's one-time effort to pardon people with certain low-level marijuana convictions resulted in roughly 230 applications reaching the governor's desk — a fraction of the more than 2,600 people who applied.to employment, housing, education and other opportunities, leaving those with convictions in cycles of poverty.
In Philly, there are thousands of people waiting to put marijuana convictions behind them, Andrea Lindsay, of pro-bono law firmThe state's Board of Pardons voted on applications for Gov. Tom Wolf's Marijuana Pardon Project on Friday. The state is looking into an additional 434 applications for further review, Wolf's spokesperson Emily Demsey told Axios.Wolf launched the program for the month of September. Eligibility was limited to those with misdemeanor convictions of marijuana possession and/or small amount for personal use.but some of them were from the same individuals, Demsey said.
Celeste Trusty, secretary for the state Board of Pardons, told Axios that many of the people who originally applied did not meet the project's criteria.The most applications headed to the governor's desk are from Lehigh County , while 14 are from Philadelphia, per the state.
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