Today, 37 members of Congress, led by Congressional Cannabis Caucus co-chairs Barbara Lee and Earl…
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NORML Calls On President Biden To Pardon Non-Violent Federal Marijuana Offenses
This Presidents Day, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), along with a coalition of business groups and criminal justice reform advocates, is calling upon President Joe Biden to follow through on his campaign commitment t…
Virginia: Where Marijuana Reform Legislation Stands Ahead of Friday’s Crossover Deadline
And, a just-released statewide poll shows 68% of registered voters in Virginia, including majorities of Democrats and Republicans, support legalizing marijuana for adults.
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Illinois: Governor Vacates Half a Million Past Marijuana Convictions
“Statewide, Illinoisans hold hundreds of thousands of low-level cannabis-related records, a burden disproportionately shouldered by communities of color.”
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Survey: Supermajority of Americans Support Expunging Marijuana-Related Convictions
Support is bipartisan, with majorities of Democrats (81 percent), Independents (69 percent), and Republicans (57 percent) endorsing the expungement of marijuana-related convictions.
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North Carolina: Governor’s Task Force Recommends Liberalizing State’s Marijuana Penalties
“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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