Washington Launches Reimbursement Process for Those With Past Convictions
Washington State officials are ready to begin distributing financial reimbursements to state residents with prior cannabis and other drug-related convictions. Hundreds ...
Missouri Expunges 3500+ Marijuana Records
Missouri court officials have expunged the cannabis-related criminal records of more than 3,500 residents since the state’s marijuana legalization law took effect ...
Virgin Islands Passes Marijuana Legalization and Expungement Bill
The governor of the US Virgin Islands signed a marijuana legalization bill into law, as well as a separate measure to facilitate ...
Kansas City Officials Dismiss More That 500 Marijuana Cases Following State’s Legalization Vote
Municipal court officials in Kansas City have dismissed more than 500 pending cannabis-related criminal cases following November’s statewide vote on Amendment 3 ...
DC Seeks to Automatically Expunge Marijuana-Related Convictions
Lawmakers in Washington, DC, passed criminal justice reform legislation that includes provisions to automatically expunge records of cannabis possession offenses that occurred ...
Possessing 2.5 Ounces of Cannabis Is No Longer a Crime in Maryland
A marijuana decriminalization law in Maryland has taken effect following the result of a voter-approved referendum in November. Under the new legislation, ...
2 Million Cannabis Convictions Have Been Pardoned or Expunged in the U.S in Five Years
Nearly two million people with low-level cannabis convictions in the US have received pardons or expungements in the past few years, according ...
Connecticut Gov to Expunge 44,000 Marijuana-Related Convictions
The governor of Connecticut wants the marijuana-related criminal records of around 44,000 residents to be automatically cleared at the beginning of 2023. ...
Oregon Governor Announced Pardon for 50,000 People with Low-Level Cannabis Convictions
The governor of Oregon issued pardons to nearly 50,000 individuals with low-level cannabis possession convictions. As part of this, Gov. Kate Brown ...
75% of Republicans Don’t Acknowledge Unfair Enforcement of Marijuana Laws Against People of Color, Poll Finds
A new poll reveals that only one in four Republicans recognize that people of color are unfairly punished by the enforcement of ...
