“it is time for North Carolina to start having real conversations about a safe, measured, public health approach to potentially legalizing marijuana.”
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Michigan: Gov. Whitmer Signs Marijuana Expungement Legislation Into Law
“Thousands of citizens unduly carry the undue burden and stigmatization of a past conviction for behavior that is no longer considered to be a crime. Our sense of justice and our principles of fairness demand that officials move swiftly to right the pa…
Michigan: Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Expungement Legislation
HB 4982 explicitly permits those convicted of one or more misdemeanor marijuana offenses to file a petition with the court to have their criminal record set aside.
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MORE Act Gains Third Public Republican YES Commitment and Hits 25% Cosponsorship Threshold In House
Just over a week ahead of an anticipated House vote on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment,…
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Vermont: Lawmakers Approve Automatic Expungement and Expanded Possession Limits
Members of the Vermont House of Representatives preliminarily approved legislation to facilitate the automatic expungement of many past, low-level marijuana possession convictions.
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Virginia: Marijuana-related Bills Advance During Special Legislative Session
Included in legislation being considered this special session are a number marijuana-related objectives which have advanced in both the Senate and House of Delegates thus far.
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Lawmakers Prepare for Historic House Floor Vote on the MORE Act
House lawmakers are preparing for a September floor vote on legislation – The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act a/k/a The MORE Act — to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act. The forthcoming vote would mark…
Virginia: Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney Calls for Marijuana Legalization
Mayor Stoney calls for legalization in advance of the Virginia General Assembly Special Session convening August 18
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California: Nevada County District Attorney to Dismiss Decades’ Worth of Marijuana Convictions
State officials have identified nearly 200,000 Californians eligible to have their marijuana-related convictions either dismissed or resentenced.
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Nevada: Officials Approve Unconditional Pardons for Those with Low-Level Marijuana Convictions
The move summarily pardons an estimated 15,000 people previously convicted of offenses involving the possession of up to one ounce of cannabis.
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