The records of about 8,500 Alaskans convicted of low-level marijuana crimes could be made inaccessible on CourtView under legislation approved by the Alaska House today.
Reps. Mike Cronk, R-Tok; Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka; and Laddie Shaw, R-Anchorage; talk to a Court System liaison during a break in debates on House Bill 246 on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau.
Other parts of the bill lower the penalty for marijuana possession by Alaskans ages 18 to 20. Instead of a misdemeanor, possession would be a violation, identical to underage alcohol possession. In order to become law, the House and Senate versions of the bill would need to be merged before the end of the legislative session, and the bill still needs the approval of Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Lacy Wilcox, president of the Alaska Marijuana Industry Association, sat in the gallery during the House vote and said the bill doesn’t go as far as her group would like, but she believes even an incremental change is a positive one. She noted that public sentiment surrounding nonviolent drug crimes is changing.
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