Woodfin Pardons More Than 15,000 With Marijuana Convictions

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Woodfin Pardons More Than 15,000 With Marijuana Convictions

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday pardoned more than 15,000 individuals with closed misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions between 1990 and 2020. Woodfin formed a Pardons for Progress program in 2019, an initiative designed to remove barriers to employment for individuals who have been convicted of marijuana possession. Pardons for […]

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