More than 1,300 people convicted of possession of less than two ounces of marijuana will have their criminal records cleared after Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday he would issue a mass pardon.
Summary
- More than 1,300 people convicted of possession of less than two ounces of marijuana will have their criminal records cleared after Gov.
- Polis previously pardoned those convicted of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, but lawmakers in 2021 raised the legal possession limit of marijuana from one to two ounces.
- “Adults can legally possess marijuana in Colorado, just as they can beer or wine,” Polis said in a news release announcing the pardons.
- Polis also pardoned 15 people convicted of other crimes who served their sentences for crimes, including burglary, assault and arson.
- Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, who was convicted in December for his role in a 2019 crash on Interstate 70 that killed four people.