Sixteen Cannabis Convictions Expunged
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Kim Wilkerson confirmed that she has “granted 16 expungements of criminal cannabis convictions under the Expungement of Convictions Act 2021 in her first year in office.”
A Government spokesperson said, “Expungement is the legal process of clearing convictions from a person’s criminal record for cannabis possession below 7 grams, as decriminalised in 2017 under the current government.”
Attorney General Wilkerson stated: “For many Bermudians, expungement represents the chance to rebuild their lives, pursue new opportunities, and fully participate in our community. Over the course of my first year in office, I have had the privilege of granting 16 people that chance, in addition to the 27 granted before my tenure as Attorney-General. I encourage every Bermudian who qualifies to take the next step and apply. This Government is committed to fairness, rehabilitation, and ensuring that people who have earned a second chance can receive it.”
“This is a fair and transparent process that has already helped 43 people obtain a fresh start. If you think you may qualify, visit www.gov.bm today or visit the Attorney General’s Chambers to collect an application form.”
A Government spokesperson added, “How to Apply for Expungement
“1. Application Submission
- “In Person: Collect and submit the Expungement Application Form at the Attorney General’s Chambers.
- “Online: Download and submit the form via the Government of Bermuda website: www.gov.bm.
“2. Acknowledgement of Receipt
- “Online submissions: Applicants will receive an automatic email confirming receipt.
- “In-person submissions: Applicants will receive a date-stamped copy of their application for their records.
“3. Transmission to the Bermuda Police Service [BPS]
- “The Attorney General’s Chambers will prepare a cover letter and forward it with the application to the Bermuda Police Service, requesting the applicant’s full criminal record.
“4. Review of Criminal Record
- “The criminal history is reviewed to determine whether the conviction[s] meet the eligibility criteria for expungement.
“5. Determination and Response
- “Ineligible convictions: Applicants receive a refusal letter signed by the Attorney General.
- “Eligible convictions: Applicants receive an approval letter and an official Expungement Order, with copies also provided to the BPS.
“6. Recordkeeping
- “All application materials and decisions are securely maintained in accordance with records management policies.
“For more information, visit: here or contact the Attorney General’s Chambers for guidance.”
Its time to make it legal now!!!
That is all well and good, but it does not affect the inclusion of a person’s name on the “stop list” of any foreign country.
Correct.
The Government should have never banned the THCA etc forms of cannabis which the shops legally sold here for years. Those products helped reduce criminal activity and gang drug dealing. And despite what people who know nothing may say, none of those products were anywhere near as strong as actual cannabis. If you want to keep the cannabis gummies banned, fine, if you must. But for heaven’s sake undo the ban on those other products! Tourists loved them also! Banning them only strengthened illegal drug dealing and criminal behavior. thca, thco, hhc, delta 8 etc are weaker than cannabis in reality. Anyone saying otherwise doesn’t know facts from fiction.
That lab made and manipulated garbage should be banned and real, natural cannabis should be removed from the schedule altogether and be allowed to take its rightful place amongst all other plants in the world. Cancer sticks and booze which kill more people than all illegal drug combined, should immediately take its spot on the schedule and become completely illegal.
“Cancer sticks and booze which kill more people than all illegal drug combined,…”
That is not true.
I would support those who push for legal weed under two simple conditions:
1. They establish a fund from their own wallets to cover damages to people, businesses, and property. Health-related damages, people being mugged for drug money, businesses being robbed for drug money, driving while high crashes, etc.
2. That they be held criminally liable for all damages.
Since weed is so safe, there should be no problem. Who wants to establish that Weed Is Safe Fund?
Surely that would be covered by the taxes brought in from the sales of legal marijuana, no?
Hi, Mike.
No. My point is that those who want weed legalized must be held accountable for the damages as a result. They should not be allowed to wash their hands. If the legalizers feel marijuana is so harmless, let them back it up with their own money. What could they possibly be afraid of? Any fund would collect interest, so it is an investment that should only grow, right?
It makes no sense to me to tax marijuana and then use that tax money to spend on the negative impacts, damages, educational programs, etc. Less than a zero-sum game in Bermuda. Using the Sugar Tax as an example, where is the tax money being spent? Where are all those obesity & diabetes initiatives the government said would be established?
In the US, there are highly paid spokespersons, mostly lawyers, who travel from state to state, pushing for legalization using the same script. Not one spokesperson is held accountable for the negative impacts when a state legalizes marijuana.
LA’s staggering cannabis problem could cost the city $400M, California’s largest legal cannabis market is facing widespread collapse – SFGate Oct 22, 2025
The legal cannabis market in Los Angeles is hitting a breaking point. At least two-thirds of LA weed businesses have failed to pay their local taxes, and the city is currently out hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue.
The dire financial status of the city’s cannabis stores — with more than 500 out of LA’s 738 pot companies owing outstanding taxes — has forced the city to take the extreme step of proposing an amnesty program to bail out the industry, according to a city letter obtained by SFGATE.
“Due to widespread non-compliance with tax and permit regulations feeding A THRIVING BLACK MARKET, combined with a tax burden which vastly exceeds the rates paid by other industries, legally permitted cannabis businesses face a daunting task,” Magioglu wrote in the letter.
The societal problems caused by legalised and normalised marijuana use will far outweigh any paltry taxes raised.
This just came up on my news feed. Posted on YouTube.
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