On expungement: "A newly elected state lawmaker hopes to change that dynamic for Floridians with certain low-level marijuana convictions. Florida Rep. Travaris McCurdy, a first-year legislator representing a predominantly Black area in Orange County, has introduced a new bill that would expunge minor cannabis convictions.
"I'm 36 years old, I'm a Black man, I'm a lifelong Floridian, so I know plenty of people that have been locked up and taken to jail," McCurdy tells New Times. "And when you talk about that red tape and how hard it is to bounce back, whether you try to be an entrepreneur or get a certain job, these things come back to haunt you, even if they happened ten, 15, or 20 years ago."" (Miami New Times, 2021)
"Criminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana — we know historically that it disproportionately harms Black and brown people, people that look like me," (Miami New Times, 2021)