Legal Related Seattle Will Vacate Unjust Marijuana Convictions that Targeted People of Color by Sophia Vida September 25, 2018 Every judge on Seattle's municipal court agreed this week to vacate over 500 convictions from 1996 to 210 for misdemeanor marijuana possession. The seven judges agreed that the convictions had dis-proportionally impacted people...
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...