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This week it was announced that Oregon will be expunging the old records of marijuana offenders, along with their new legalization plan. This measure is the farthest that a state has gone to date in regards to applying the new laws to old cases. However, for people who remain in jail for having a plant, the legalization plan does not go far enough.
According to the New York Times (paywall), people who have low-level felony or misdemeanor marijuana charges on their record that are at least ten years old will be eligible for expungement.
While the transition in Oregon is nowhere near what is needed for the hundreds of thousands who are still incarcerated, the aspect that allows for old cases to be expunged is at least a step in the right direction, and is helping people clear their records so they can avoid discrimination.
"Oregon is one of the first states to really grapple with the issue of what do you do with a record of something that used to be a crime and no longer is", law professor Jenny M. Roberts told the New York Times.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 05 2015, @12:29AM
I didn't give credence that employers on the west coast cared about weed any more. Amazing.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 05 2015, @12:41AM
Some might, and the doctors that do drug testing will drop you if there's anything in your system that isn't prescribed.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Francis on Monday October 05 2015, @03:11AM
There's plenty of employers that care about that as well as tobacco use. Not to mention anybody requires a clean drug test for licensing reasons. Even legal medications can land you in hot water at times.
When I was younger, I objected to the drug testing, but as I've grown older, I've gotten tired of picking up the slack for people that choose to use drugs. I'd much prefer to work in a drug-free workplace than to put up with the consequences of other people disrespecting their bodies like that.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by aristarchus on Monday October 05 2015, @05:29AM
When I was younger, I objected to the drug testing, but as I've grown older, I've gotten -tired of picking up the slack for people that choose to use drugs- prescriptions for more of the drugs I use.
Dude, FTFY! Toke on, Dude!
(Score: 3, Insightful) by sjames on Monday October 05 2015, @01:02PM
Personally, I still object to drug testing. I don't care what people do in their off hours. I *DO* object to people being high on the job.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Monday October 05 2015, @06:12PM
...put up with the consequences of other people disrespecting their bodies like that.
Yeah, that weed hangover will really screw up your work day.