Washington State Will Vacate Small-Time Pot Convictions. Yakima County Says They'll Think About It.

by Katie Herzog NASTASIC / GETTY IMAGES
Seven years after Washington state voters passed Initiative 502 legalizing recreational marijuana, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law last week that will require courts to vacate misdemeanor weed possession convictions for those who were 21 years or older at the time of their arrest. The law could impact nearly 60,000 individuals with small-time pot convictions.Under the new law, anyone convicted of misdemeanor possession will need to apply for a crimi