Cannabis Expungement

President Joe Biden recently acknowledged that his marijuana pardons did not expunge records, despite previous claims. At a campaign event last month in Philadelphia with VP Kamala Harris, Biden reiterated his commitment to ensuring that no one should be in jail merely for using or possessing...

Minnesota has expedited the expungement with 57,780 records cleared and 213 excluded... The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) announced Monday that it completed the expungement of 57,780 records for cannabis convictions as stipulated by the state’s recreational marijuana law....

Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at establishing a cannabis-related federal grant program that would automatically fund expunging or sealing cannabis-related records at the state level, leveraging federal resources. The Harnessing Opportunity by Pursuing...

Missouri circuit courts have successfully wiped out over 100,000 marijuana charges from the criminal records of numerous individuals so far under Amendment 3 which legalized recreational cannabis statewide in 2022, reported Missouri Independent. In return, the state lawmakers approved $4.5 million...

Declining Sales, Growing Concerns Missouri’s cannabis market has experienced a notable downturn. October sales totaled $113.1 million, marking the lowest since the market launched in February and a third consecutive month of decline.  This includes $95.5 million in adult-use products and $17....

In a significant development following the legalization of adult-use cannabis in 2021, the Connecticut House of Representatives passed additional legislation to expunge marijuana possession charges from criminal records. Prosecutor Clears Charges: Rectifying Cannabis Convictions' Consequences...

More than 7,500 Missourians have had their marijuana cases expunged from all public records since Amendment 3 became effective on December 8. Missouri voters legalized adult-use cannabis in November's midterms by approving Amendment 3 and making Missouri the first state in the union...

Washington, D.C. lawmakers have unanimously approved yet another cannabis reform measure on the same day they sent an amended piece of legislation seeking to make several changes to the District's medical cannabis program to Mayor Muriel Bowser's (D) desk. The D.C. Council greenlighted the...

Criminal reform and cannabis advocate Weldon Angelos, who launched The Cannabis Freedom Alliance with billionaire Charles Koch last year, told U.S. senators at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill that cannabis prohibition prevents him from actual participation in society. At a Tuesday hearing titled...

Illinois lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) that would revise the state’s Criminal Identification Act to avoid courts denying petitions to expunge or seal records based on a positive drug test for cannabis, reported Marijuana Moment. HB 4392, sponsored by Rep. Carol Ammons (D),...

Ohio Republican Rep. Dave Joyce and New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced new legislation on Thursday that would help states expunge criminal records for people with convictions for non-violent cannabis offenses.  The bipartisan bill, which they’re calling...

Those with marijuana convictions in Michigan may soon be able to clear their criminal records thanks to the State Senate's passing of two bills Wednesday. What To Know: The Michigan Senate has approved new expungement measures that would allow hundreds of thousands of people to clear their...

The National Diversity and Inclusion Cannabis Alliance (NDICA), the Fresno County Public Defender's Office and Element 7 will host a free expungement clinic on Saturday, June 29, in Fresno, California, paving the way for residents with minor drug-related criminal records to enter the legal and...