RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Mike Thomas earned a college degree in accounting, but has never worked in his field. Three convictions for marijuana possession put an end to that.
Thomas said he’s tried repeatedly, but prospective job offers go nowhere when background checks reveal his misdemeanor convictions.
Thomas, who is Black, is an example of one of the main arguments made in the push to legalize recreational marijuana in Virginia. Democrats in the General Assembly frame this as a social equity issue, a necessary step to ending the disparate criminalization of people of color under the state’s current marijuana laws.
“After going through the background checks…
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Mike Thomas earned a college degree in accounting, but has never worked in his field. Three convictions for marijuana possession put an end to that.
Thomas said he’s tried repeatedly, but prospective job offers go nowhere when background checks reveal his misdemeanor convictions.
Thomas, who is Black, is an example of one of the main arguments made in the push to legalize recreational marijuana in Virginia. Democrats in the General Assembly frame this as a social equity issue, a necessary step to ending the disparate criminalization of people of color under the state’s current marijuana laws.
“After going through the background checks…
