It is clear that Gov. Maura Healey will have no problem getting her plan for pardoning people in Massachusetts who had previous cannabis possession convictions through the elected body responsible for reviewing judicial nominees and pardons.
But some members of the Governor’s Council want to know exactly how a blanket pardon of at least tens of thousands people — the first of its kind in Massachusetts — will actually work. Healey claimed that records would be automatically updated, but councilors wanted more information.
A member of council staff said that the group had voted to schedule a noontime informational session for Wednesday.
Marilyn Devaney of the Councilors Office, however, was not on board. She said that the plan would only delay the timelines for those who are still dealing with the consequences of previous convictions.
“There are people that are waiting and there isn’t any law against what they have been accused of and it’s preventing them from jobs and so much. This was all discussed,” she said Wednesday. “If anyone has any objections when we’re voting on it, that’s when any person who objects…
