The splcenter says there are nearly 2,000 Alabamians convicted of marijuana possession every year. It is is the fourth most frequent felony conviction statewide. In 2016, Alabama spent $22 million on the enforcement of its marijuana possession laws. 🪴
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“While we’re absolutely thrilled to see the President’s statement and the steps that he’ll be taking to pardon federal marijuana convictions, we would call the state of Alabama and Governor Ivey’s attention to his request for governors here as well as across the country to take steps within their own state to pardon those convictions,” said Jerome Dees, Alabama Policy Director at SPLC.
Marijuana possession is the fourth most frequent felony of conviction statewide, according to the Alabama Sentencing Commission.n on the enforcement of its marijuana possession laws.In April 2021 and 2022, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin issued pardons to anyone in the city convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession charges in municipal court , which has released over 15,000 people.
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