But the November election in Arizona also ushered in a new era of marijuana legalization in the form of Prop 207, which makes possession of under an ounce legal, sets up a system of cannabis retail stores, and calls for the expungement of past pot convictions. One of Gunnigle s planned goals had she been elected was to have the government research whose convictions qualified under 207, then conduct a mass expungement of all those cases. A lot of people believe that, because of 207 passing, the work is done and we ve effectively reformed marijuana laws, Gunnigle told
Phoenix New Times this week. Nothing could be further from the truth.