"Minnesota's Marijuana Legalization Sparks Concerns Over Criminal Records and Taxation"

Minnesota lawmakers are proposing ways for people to get marijuana offenses cleared through a process called expungement or sealing records. The legislation aims to make sealing marijuana records a simpler process. Criminal records can follow people for a lifetime, costing them jobs, housing, and more. The bill would automatically expunge possession misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors, as long as the offense was nonviolent. The bill also creates a new governmental Cannabis Expungement Board to review all felony marijuana records to determine if they’re eligible for expungement, a lesser sentencing, a vacated conviction, or dropped charges.