08-02-2018 20:14 via thestranger.com

So About Those Other Marijuana Convictions (And Open Letter to Mayor Durkan)

by Dan SavageDear Jenny,
This is a nice start.
The logic here, of course, is that possessing marijuana should never have been a crime so it's unjust to leave charges and convictions for pot possession on people's records. Over in the UK they're pardoning gay and bi men who were convicted of engaging in homosexual acts back when gay sex was illegal there — and they're do it for the exact same reasons you and City Attorney Pete Holmes are asking Seattle’s municipal court to vacate
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