City In Washington To Vacate Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions

The Washington state legislature can’t seem to pass a law that would vacate past misdemeanor marijuana convictions — so one city decided to take matters into its own hands.

Spokane City Council on Monday voted 6-0 to pass legislation that will vacate municipal court convictions for misdemeanor marijuana possession prior to July 2014, according to The Spokesman-Review.

Spokane’s measure was modeled after a state bill that was introduced to the legislature earlier this year but never made it out of committee. Spokane…