Pennsylvania officials want to make sure that people who applied for marijuana pardons under a one-time program aren’t denied the relief due to a technicality.
The Board of Pardons (BOP), which facilitated the PA Marijuana Pardon Project that the governor launched last month, voted last week to hold the roughly 3,500 applications they received under advisement until partnering state agencies carry out a review to ensure that all eligible applicants are properly considered.
BOP Secretary Celeste Trusty told Marijuana Moment on Tuesday that the board identified “quite a few folks who entered incorrect data” on their applications, which may be due to accidentally entering the wrong docket number for their cannabis case or other minor errors on the online form.
“We want to ensure that applicants are not deemed ineligible for the PA Marijuana Pardon Project because of a simple typo,” Trusty said. “Our partners in the PA Marijuana Pardon Project are going above and beyond to make this a successful process for as many eligible applicants as possible.”
It’s not clear how many people may have inadvertently submitted applications with incorrect information, or how long the review process will take, but the board’s vote reflects a commitment to maximizing
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