Seattle judges throw out 15 years of marijuana convictions

Re:Seattle judges throw out 15 years of marijuana convictions by leetcrew on Friday September 28, 2018 @07:49AM (#18092604)

not sure what types of jobs would make you answer that question (outside of security maybe), but at least in principle, such questions should be completely illegitimate within the US legal system.

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Re:Seattle judges throw out 15 years of marijuana convictions by teh_klev on Friday September 28, 2018 @08:48AM (#18092859)

In Scotland there's a system called "Disclosure"[0]. There are different types of disclosure[1]:

- Basic disclosure

- Standard disclosure

- Enhanced disclosure

- Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme

Depending on the level of disclosure, "spent" convictions may need to be disclosed. You can however apply for spent convictions to be removed from the disclosure process.

As an employee for a private consultancy which was carrying out software development work for the Scottish Government I had to get a Basic Disclosure to be able to perform my duties on that contract.

It's not that unusual for certain types of work.

[0]: https://www.mygov.scot/organisations/disclosure-scotland/

[1]: https://www.mygov.scot/disclosure-types/

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Re:Seattle judges throw out 15 years of marijuana convictions by onetimemanytime on Friday September 28, 2018 @02:56PM (#18096034)

US Visa application: "Have you ever been arrested or convicted for any offense or crime, even though subject of a pardon, amnesty, or other similar action?" https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/78412/what-should...

It asks but doesn't mean you're automatically denied. BUT a just pardoned person in Seattle would have to answer yes if Canada asked the same question (they probably do)

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