Originally Posted by
ellingwood
A little less than five years ago I was nailed by the AZ highway patrol for possession of marijuana (maybe half a joint's worth) and possession of marijuana paraphernalia (an apple that had been used as a pipe). A K9 officer pulled me over for doing 76 in a 75 and laid down some cold-hearted justice. I was ticketed but not arrested. I hired a lawyer to fight the charges but lost and was convicted of two misdemeanors. In December 2012, my lawyer successfully filed a motion to have my convictions "set aside". Long story short, the whole thing sucked.
Now I'm interested in using a global entry reimbursement perk. I am an employed, clean-cut, and well-spoken taxpayer, but given my dark and heinous criminal past, I'm not sure if the application process is worth my time. After reading this thread, my inclination is that I should just settle for TSApre.
Has anyone received GE with a marijuana possession ticket?
You were "ticketed", and by that you were arrested. You had been charged with a crime. You got lucky they allowed the jurisdiction to cite you for a misdemeanor. Both of those crimes are felonies by AZ Statutes.
"Set Aside" in reality means nothing. The arrests are in the ACJIS database and remain there.