Legal Related Campaign Brings Awareness on Those Serving Time on Cannabis Related Charges by Sophia Vida May 16, 2022 "Free the Homies" is bringing awareness to people still incarcerated on cannabis-related charges. A partnership between a Seattle-based artist, Teddy “Stat” Phillips, and Washington cannabis company Solstice is behind the c...
Legal Related Seattle’s Mayor Wants Nationwide Evaluation of Legalizing Marijuana by Sophia Vida May 02, 2019 Seattle's Mayor Jenny Durkin (D) has said that there needs to be a nationwide evaluation of marijuana legislation. “We need to have a real evaluation nationwide,” said Durkin to Hill.TV during an interview that aired on Wed...
Legal Related Seattle Aims to Abolish Hundreds of Marijuana Related Convictions by Sophia Vida April 28, 2018 Prosecutors in Seattle are looking to wipe out over 500 convictions against people that have been caught with small amounts of marijuana in the city. Before 2010, 542 people had been convicted for minor possession charges. It w...
Legal Related Seattle May Be On Its Way to Dismissing Marijuana Misdemeanors by Sophia Vida February 09, 2018 This week the Mayor of Seattle as well as the city attorney announced plans to ask the courts to vacate all misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions that were prosecuted before the state legalized the drug in 2012. Many peo...