Expungement

This was first published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed legislation into law facilitating the expungement of marijuana possession convictions. The new law took effect...

Minnesota is just one Senate vote and a governor's signature away from legalizing recreational cannabis for adults following Thursday night's 73-57 vote in the Democratic-controlled House. The Senate could take up the bill as early as Friday. Pending expected Senate...

Texas’s House of Representatives passed a bill to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis on Wednesday in a voice vote. The bill still requires a second reading, which is a formality, before heading to the Senate for further consideration, reported local...

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) has been a vocal advocate for the legalization of cannabis, a topic that has been at the forefront of the national discourse in recent years and on the back burner for decades. In a series of tweets, AOC has made it clear that she sees the...

Ohio lawmakers green-lighted a measure seeking to prevent people from having criminal records for having been arrested or convicted for simple possession of marijuana paraphernalia, reported Marijuana Moment. Under the bill from State Sen. Nathan Manning (R), which was approved in a 27-2...

With the stroke of a pen, Rhode Island joined its two neighboring states and 16 others in legalizing the recreational use of cannabis, becoming the 19th state in the country to end marijuana prohibition.  After months of negotiations between lawmakers, advocates, stakeholders and the...

On Thursday evening, an expungement resource fair is being held in Grand Rapids, Michigan with the goal of helping nonviolent cannabis offenders clear their records. Pharmhouse Wellness, along with The Redemption Foundation and Great Lakes Expungement Network will work...

As part of New Jersey’s legal cannabis program, in effect since July 1, the state Judiciary has already dealt with some 88,000 cannabis cases, it announced Monday evening. These are the first wave of an estimated 360,000 identified cases that will qualify for expungement in the Garden State....

Last June, Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis signed a bill giving him the power to pardon anyone who has been convicted of possessing less than two ounces of cannabis. The news was celebrated by the cannabis community, but the details are hazy, confusing many when it come to the process for...

Almost 66,000 marijuana convictions in Los Angeles County are being dismissed, according to a Thursday announcement by District Attorney Jackie Lacey and the group Code for America. The convictions fall under the category of those eligible for relief under Proposition 64. The dismissals are he...

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...