Handcuffed: State regulations hamper licensing of ex-offenders

In late 2014, Trista Pomella was charged with a misdemeanor cannabis possession offense in Tampa, Florida.  Pomella made her court appearance, paid a $280 fine, and, when she moved several months later with her boyfriend to Wisconsin to be near his family, she assumed the incident was behind her.  “I don’t even have a booking … Continue reading Handcuffed: State regulations hamper licensing of ex-offenders