The Roll-Up Bonus Ep: Got a Cannabis Conviction? Seattle’s DA Will Erase It

Leafly PodcastsPublished on June 6, 2018 · Last updated July 28, 2020

FILE - In this July 8, 2014, file photo, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes, left, shakes hands with clerk Pam Fenstermacher after purchasing marijuana at Cannabis City in Seattle, on the first day that sales of recreational pot became legal in the state. More than five years after Washington state legalized marijuana, Seattle officials said Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, they're moving to automatically clear past misdemeanor convictions for pot possession - a step similarly announced by San Francisco last week. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, Pool, File)

The Roll-Up features Leafly editors Bruce Barcott, Ben Adlin, and Dave Schmader in a Friday morning roundtable about the week’s top cannabis news.

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Bonus Episode: Seattle City Attorney Expunges Cannabis Convictions

A very special bonus interview: Bruce and Ben sit down with Pete Holmes, the Seattle City Attorney who pioneered a decriminalization policy, then co-sponsored the initiative that legalized the adult use of cannabis in Washington State. Now he’s moving to vacate hundreds of minor cannabis convictions. Next up: Cannabis clubs and marijuana tourism?

What, are you not familiar with the show? Every Friday, Leafly editors Bruce Barcott, Ben Adlin, and Dave Schmader dissect the week’s top stories in cannabis with analysis, arguments, jokes, and obscure cultural references.

The Roll-Up: It’s a news and culture podcast that hits the sweet spot between stoned and scholarly.

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