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Hundreds respond to Shumlin's offer of pardon for pot possession
Outgoing Gov. Peter Shumlin has little more than a week left in office. But he plans to consider hundreds of applications for pardons before he goes.
Earlier this month, Shumlin announced that he would offer pardons small marijuana possession convictions to people who have not been charged with felonies for other crimes.
The response was considerable: The office received 460 applications in just over two weeks, according to spokesperson Scott Coriell. The application period closed Dec. 25.
The governor’s staff will collaborate with other agencies, including the Vermont Crime Information Center, to review each application.
Read more: https://vtdigger.org/2016/12/28/hundreds-respond-shumlins-offer-pardon-pot-possession/