@Jeffislovinlife
Expungement of Criminal Records
The legislation calls for automatically expunging low-level cannabis convictions and for creating a Cannabis Expungement Board, which will review felonies for expungement or resentencing. Expungement seals a person’s conviction record, making the record not publicly accessible from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Sealing records is intended to remove barriers for people with cannabis-related offenses who are subject to a background check for a job or housing
In NY they are only giving cannabis licenses for growing commercially, owning stores, etc., to people with weed convictions.
I was charged twice. When I was about 20 I got set up by a biker who was in trouble, and he brought an undercover state trooper to my house, and I sold him an ounce. He came back with his partner and tried to buy pounds but I was wise by then. Sentence reduced to possession, small fine.
Then when I was about 30 I was charged by the Feds, along with about 20 others, for conspiracy to distribute cannabis. I hired the best Federal attorney I could afford, and 20k later the charges were dropped due to withdrawal from a conspiracy, and statue of limitations. Looking back the lawyer had to know I was guilty as fuck....I paid him in cash that most likely smelled like weed, lol. I was able to prove I hadn't had anything to do with them in over 5 years though. Very lucky as the Feds have a very high conviction rate. Everyone else was convicted, and I never had to rat, unlike ALL of them. Not to say I wouldn't have if push came to shove. When they threaten 40 years, you talk. They all got from 8 years in Federal prison to house arrest, depending on what they did. And some big fines.
Well just did a Covid test....negative! Figured with time in the hospital lately, you never know...and my bro yesterday said 3 of his neighbors have it, including a 90 year old man.