CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A Mecklenburg County lawmaker wants to make major changes to North Carolina's marijuana laws and, if passed, could result in people having past convictions expunged from their record.
Representative Kelly Alexander, a Democrat from Mecklenburg County, filed House Bill 994 Wednesday in hopes of increasing the amount of marijuana a person may legally possess for personal use.
Currently, if a person is found with more than a half-ounce of marijuana it can be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. If the amount of marijuana tops 1.5 ounces, it can be punished as a Class 1 felony.
Alexander's bill would look to increase those amounts significantly.
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