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cannabis convictions
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Hawaii Lawmakers Amend Automatic MJ Expungement Bill to Single-County Pilot Program
As Hawaii presses forward to potentially enact its own adult-use cannabis program, lawmakers opted to drastically reduce the scope of an automatic expungement proposal.
March 14, 2024
Missouri Courts Request $3.7 Million for Expungement
County clerks are working diligently to sift through countless paper records to find cannabis-related convictions that are eligible for expungement, but it’s a time-consuming process.
January 22, 2024
Report: More Than 2 Million Pot-Related Expungements Since 2018
Police have made more than 29 million cannabis-related arrests since 1965.
January 11, 2024
U.S. Department of Justice Extends Pardon Certificate Comment Deadline to August 15
The DOJ is requesting a deadline extension for public comment in relation to cannabis conviction pardons.
July 20, 2023
Number of Federal Cannabis Prisoners Has Decreased by 61% Over the Past Five Years
Between 2013-2018, a new report shows a decline in the number of federal cannabis prisoners as legalization expands across the U.S.
July 18, 2023
New Jersey Lawmakers File Bill Expanding Cannabis Data Collection for Cops
New Jersey wants to crack down on stoned driving.
June 22, 2023
Louisiana House of Representatives Passes Cannabis Expungement Bill
If passed, the new bill would improve the expungement program in Louisiana.
May 29, 2023
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb Moves to Expunge Low-Level Cannabis Convictions
Thousands of Cleveland residents will have new tools where they can file and close cannabis conviction records.
May 24, 2023
House Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan Cannabis Expungement Bill
A bipartisan duo of lawmakers has reintroduced a bill to provide funding to state and local governments to expunge past cannabis convictions.
April 21, 2023
Cannabis Expungement Law Takes Effect in D.C.
Residents of Washington, D.C. can now take steps to have marijuana-related convictions expunged from their record, thanks to a new law that took effect last week.
March 17, 2023