Expungement

Washington Gov. to Issue Cannabis Pardons

Mon / Jan 7th

Illinois Expungement Bill Receives New Support

Thu / Dec 13th

An Illinois state Senate bill that would expunge low-level cannabis crimes has received new support, according to a WQAD 8 report. Illinois… Read More

Boulder, Colorado to Erase Prior Cannabis Convictions

Tue / Dec 4th

Prosecutors in Boulder, Colorado are taking things a step further over the state and moving to completely erase previous cannabis… Read More

This Week is National Expungement Week

Wed / Oct 24th

October 20-27 is National Expungement Week, a national series of free legal clinics aimed to help victims of the war… Read More

Canada Legalizes Cannabis, Possession Pardons Incoming

Wed / Oct 17th

Today marks the official legalization of cannabis in Canada. Canada, following in the footsteps of Uruguay, is only the second nation… Read More

Canadian Lawmaker Calls for Cannabis Expungements

Thu / Oct 4th

Canadian lawmaker Murray Rankin, an MP with the New Democratic Party from Victoria, intends to bring forward a bill that… Read More

California Gov. Signs Landmark Expungement Law

Mon / Oct 1st

Sunday night, California Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill into law that allows for the streamlined clearing of prior… Read More

Seattle Is Removing Prior Cannabis Misdemeanors

Mon / Sep 24th

The judges overseeing the Seattle Municipal Court have signed an order setting out a process to vacate and remove cannabis… Read More

Bipartisan Group Aims to Clear Cannabis Convictions

Thu / Sep 13th

A bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives that call themselves “strange bedfellows” is working together to clear federal cannabis-related convictions off… Read More

Brooklyn DA Wants to Erase 20,000 Cannabis Convictions

Fri / Sep 7th

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has proposed erasing tens of thousands of low-level cannabis convictions, The Associated Press reports. Gonzalez’s reasoning… Read More

Cannabis Expungement Bill Passes California Legislature

Thu / Aug 23rd

On Wednesday, the California state legislature approved a bill that requires the state’s Department of Justice to review cannabis convictions… Read More

Chittenden County, Vermont State Attorney Considering Expunging Low-Level Cannabis Crimes

Fri / May 4th

Chittenden County, Vermont Attorney Sarah George is pursuing a plan to erase convictions for low-level cannabis crimes, according to a… Read More

Seattle Officials Move to Toss Misdemeanor Cannabis Convictions

Mon / Apr 30th

Officials in Seattle, Washington have filed a motion in Seattle Municipal Court to vacate all convictions for misdemeanor cannabis possession… Read More

Alaska House Passes Bill Restricting Public Access to Some Cannabis Possession Criminal Records

Mon / Apr 16th

Alaska’s House of Representatives has passed a bill that would restrict public access to some criminal records for simple cannabis… Read More

Alameda County, California DA Will Expedite Cannabis Conviction Resentencing

Thu / Feb 22nd

Alameda County, California District Attorney Nancy O’Malley has established “a policy, protocol, and a process to redesignate and dismiss prior… Read More

Seattle Officials Seek to Vacate and Dismiss Cannabis Convictions

Fri / Feb 9th

In an op-ed in The Stranger, Seattle, Washington’s alt-weekly, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that she has directed City Attorney Pete… Read More

Colorado Gov. Considering Releasing 40 Nonviolent Cannabis Criminals

Thu / Feb 8th

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is considering releasing 40 inmates convicted of nonviolent cannabis crimes, the Denver Post reports. The pardons… Read More

Massachusetts Bill Would Allow Some Cannabis Convictions to be Expunged

Tue / Nov 7th

A criminal justice reform bill making its way through the Massachusetts legislature would allow individuals convicted of cannabis possession to… Read More

Missouri Governor Signs Bill Allowing Expungement of Most Cannabis Convictions

Mon / Jul 18th

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed a bill into law last week that will allow the expungement of the majority of the… Read More

Oregon Senate Approves Bill to Expunge Certain Cannabis Convictions

Mon / Mar 16th

The Oregon Senate approved a bill last week that would allow for certain marijuana-related convictions to be expunged. Filed as… Read More

Brief: Portland Prosecutors to Dismiss Current and Future Marijuana Cases

Thu / Nov 13th

Within days of last week’s vote for legalization, the district attorney’s office in Multnomah County — which contains Portland, Oregon’s largest and most… Read More

D.C. Council Votes to Strengthen Record Sealing Laws for People With Marijuana Arrests

Thu / Oct 9th

The Washington D.C. Council has voted unanimously to strengthen record sealing laws to help citizens in the nation’s capital move past marijuana… Read More