Category Archives: cannabis convictions

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Cannabis Expungement Law Takes Effect in D.C.

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17
Mar

The measure that was approved by the Council of the District of Columbia late last year mandates an “automatic sealing for non-dangerous, non-convictions as well as shorten the waiting periods before a person is eligible to seal their record,” and “would also expand the eligibility of who can seal their record.” The bill was signed by […]

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Justice Department Launches Expungement Application

Posted on by baldiesbuds
07
Mar

The time is now to expedite the process and get proof of pardon for low-level federal cannabis convictions that no longer stand today yet still haunt individuals, sometimes decades later. According to a March 3 announcement, the U.S. Department of Justice is launching the application to make the expungement process easier for people with low-level […]

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Over 7,500 Pot Convictions Expunged in Missouri

Posted on by baldiesbuds
02
Mar

More than 7,500 individuals in Missouri have had their prior marijuana-related convictions expunged with recreational cannabis now legal in the state. The expungement is the latest byproduct of the constitutional amendment that was approved by Missouri voters last fall, which legalized pot for adults and cleared the way for Missourians to have their records cleared. […]

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University of Arizona Students Launch Expungement Clinic

Posted on by baldiesbuds
28
Feb

Student advocates from the University of Arizona at the James E. Rogers School of Law in Tucson are personally taking action to help people clear records for low-level cannabis-related convictions. A series of expungement event dates are unfolding, and students say that the initial process to get records cleared is fast. KGUN 9 reports that […]

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Biden Mentions Freeing Prisoners with Cannabis Convictions in MLK Day Speech

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18
Jan

On Jan. 16, President Joe Biden spoke at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast event in Washington D.C., which was hosted by the National Action Network. In his speech, he briefly included a mention of consumers in prison for cannabis convictions. “And one other thing about equal justice. I’m keeping my promise,” he said […]

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Connecticut Clears Nearly 43K Cannabis Convictions

Posted on by baldiesbuds
04
Jan

On New Year’s Day, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced that 42,964 cannabis convictions were processed to be erased. That number was fielded a month ago in Gov. Lamont’s initial announcement on Dec. 8, 2022. The governor expressed how prior cannabis convictions shouldn’t be a detriment to a person’s chance at employment and other opportunities. “As […]

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom Pardons 10, Some Cannabis Convictions

Posted on by baldiesbuds
28
Dec

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced 10 pardons on December 23, including at least two stemming from cannabis-related charges. Some of the charges are decades old, and one charge dates back to 1973. The list of pardons includes some of the ways people have changed their lives since the times of their convictions. The governor recognized […]

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Connecticut Governor To Expunge Thousands of Cannabis Convictions

Posted on by baldiesbuds
09
Dec

Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents are in line to have their records cleared after the state’s Democratic governor announced Tuesday that he is expunging low-level cannabis possession convictions. Gov. Ned Lamont’s office said in a press release that records “in approximately 44,000 cases will be fully or partially erased” next month by way of […]

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Oregon Governor To Issue Nearly 50,000 Weed Pardons

Posted on by baldiesbuds
22
Nov

Democratic Governor Kathy Brown of Oregon announced on Monday that she would issue pardons for low-level marijuana possession convictions of adults 21 and older prosecuted before 2016. The governor’s office reported that the move would encompass a total of 47,114 pardons and affect approximately 45,000 individuals with convictions for possession of small amounts of weed. […]

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Kentucky Governor Exploring State Weed Pardons

Posted on by baldiesbuds
14
Oct

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced on Thursday that he has directed his administration to explore issuing pardons for all convictions of simple marijuana possession. Beshear’s announcement follows President Joseph Biden’s move last week to pardon all federal convictions for low-level weed possession and a call for governors to take similar action at the state level. […]

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