On May 1, the Alaska Court System will remove the marijuana possession convictions of about 750 Alaskans from Courtview, the state’s online database of court cases. (via AlaskaBeacon)
Sunday by the Alaska Landmine, follows years of similar, unsuccessful, legislative efforts to join a nationwide trend.The records will still be available for inspection at courthouses and will be discoverable by a formal criminal background check, but they won’t be as easy to find for the general public.
Meade said the change originated with administrative staff and was considered by the justices under normal procedures. A criminal record could prevent someone from getting a job or housing, and obscuring marijuana records may prevent that problem for people convicted of nonviolent marijuana crimes. Alaska isn’t one of those states, despite a bipartisan push last year. In 2022, the state House voted 30-8 to approve
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