Rephrased: Despite Having Their Cannabis Convictions Expunged, They’re Still at Risk of Deportation – Opinion
In 2019, New York took a step forward and decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana. Two years later, they legalized recreational marijuana. These changes had the intended effect of automatically erasing certain low-level convictions tied to the drug. It was recognized by officials that these laws were put in place to rectify the state’s …