Minnesota Attorney General: “For me, I don’t think it’s good enough to have legalization, we need expungement.”

Today this story comes from KARE 11 News:

“We know that there is a definite racial impact when it comes to the enforcement of marijuana laws,” Ellison said, adding: “We know that in one large city in our state, a young black man was 21 times mores likely to be arrested for marijuana than his white counterpart… For me, I don’t think it’s good enough to have legalization, we need expungement.”

 

Supporters of the bill – which is expected to be introduced by House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler within the next couple of weeks – say they’ll be making arguments focused on criminal justice, public health, public safety and revenue.

 

Read the full article here: State lawmakers look again at push to legalize recreational marijuana