Nevada pardons thousands convicted of minor marijuana offenses

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The Nevada State Board of Pardons Commissioners unanimously voted to pardon anyone who was convicted on low-level marijuana possession charges over the past two decades. Governor Steve Sisolak proposed that more than 15,000 people be pardoned for minor drug offenses due to marijuana being legal in the state now. Related Don’t worry about cannabis drug testing if you’re looking for a job in Nevada In nearby Colorado, those with minor marijuana offenses may also be close to a pardon.   According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), African-Americans are 3.73 times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana. Nevada’s move to pardon thousands for low-level weed charges comes amid the Black Lives Matter protests against racism and police brutality.

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The Nevada State Board of Pardons Commissioners unanimously voted to pardon anyone who was convicted on low-level marijuana possession charges over the past two decades. 

Governor Steve Sisolak proposed that more than 15,000 people be pardoned for minor drug offenses due to marijuana being legal in the state now. Recreational cannabis was legalized in Nevada via ballot in 2016. 

Those pardoned following the vote include individuals with possession convictions of up to one ounce of cannabis for personal use from January 1986 to January 2017 – when adult-use sales officially became legal in Nevada. 

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