These are the first of up to 360,000 cases and convictions that are eligible for vacation, dismissal and automatic expungement.
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Nevada: Governor Signs Legislation Reducing Marijuana Possession Penalties for Minors, Amending Per Se Traffic Safety Limits
Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed legislation into law easing marijuana possession penalties for minors and amending the state’s per se driving limits for THC.
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New Mexico: Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization, Automatic Expungement Measures into Law
“New Mexico joins an ever-growing list of states that have realized the failures of marijuana prohibition and the harms it brings to their communities and citizens.”
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Congressional Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Urge President Biden To Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenses
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…