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Two Vermont Counties Will Host Expungement Events in June

May 19, 2018 Cannabistical Off Center for Justice ReformChittenden CountyexpungementMarijuanamarijuana newsmisdemeanornews about marijuanaProhibitionVermontVermont Law SchoolWindsor County

Now that Vermont’s marijuana legalization law is set to take effect on July 1, the…

California Scrambles to Speed Sluggish Expungement Process

February 23, 2018 Cannabistical Off Californiacourtscriminal justiceexpungementLegalizationlegislationLos AngelesMarijuanamarijuana newsnews about marijuanaPoliticsSacramento

A year after a law took affect allowing people to erase old cannabis convictions, nearly…

Philadelphia DA Drops Cannabis Cases, Joining National Trend

February 16, 2018 Cannabistical Off cannabis decriminalizationexpungementMarijuanamarijuana newsnews about marijuanaPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPoliticsracial disparities

Philly will no longer prosecute cannabis possession cases. Similar policies were recently enacted in Houston…

DAs Making it Easier to Clear California Cannabis Convictions

February 12, 2018 Cannabistical Off CaliforniaexpungementMarijuanamarijuana newsnews about marijuanaPoliticsProposition 64war on drugs

San Francisco’s DA is proactively expunging cannabis convictions, but other counties are waiting for people…

‘Trading a Constitutional Right for Pain Relief’: The Week in Cannabis Quotes

February 9, 2018 Cannabistical Off bob marleyexpungementgunslifestyleMarijuanamarijuana newsMedical Marijuananews about marijuanaPoliticsquotes of the weekWashington

From entrepreneurial Girl Scouts to enlightened gun lovers, here are the week’s notable cannabis quotables….

As Seattle Vacates Misdemeanor Convictions, County Mulls Action on Felonies

February 8, 2018 Cannabistical Off courtscriminal justiceexpungementLegalizationMarijuanamarijuana newsnews about marijuanaPoliticsSeattleWashington

On the heels of similar moves in California and Colorado, Seattle officials say they will…

‘Democracy Dies in Dankness’: The Week in Cannabis Quotes

February 2, 2018 Cannabistical Off CaliforniaexpungementGavin NewsomLegalizationlegislationlifestyleMarijuanamarijuana newsnews about marijuanaOregonPoliticsquotes of the weektrump administration

From Trumpy typos to expunged convictions, here are the week’s most notable cannabis quotables. The…

California Prosecutors Dropping, Reducing Cannabis Convictions

February 1, 2018 Cannabistical Off Californiacriminal justiceexpungementLegalizationMarijuanamarijuana newsnews about marijuanaPoliticsSan DiegoSan Francisco

San Francisco and San Diego are moving to erase thousands of marijuana convictions en masse,…

San Francisco, San Diego Offer Thousands of Marijuana Convicts a Clean Slate

February 1, 2018 Cannabistical Off ArrestCaliforniaconvictioncriminaldecriinalizeDistrict AttorneyexpungementLegalmarijuana newsMedicalnews about marijuanaPassrecordRecreationalSan FranciscoVote

As the marijuana industry goes through its growing pains across the country, many have questioned…

San Francisco to Wipe out Thousands of Cannabis Convictions

January 31, 2018 Cannabistical Off Californiacourtscriminal justiceexpungementLegalizationMarijuanamarijuana newsnews about marijuanaPoliticsSan Francisco

District Attorney George Gascon said his office will dismiss nearly 3,000 misdemeanor cases and review…

California Bill Would Automatically Expunge Past Marijuana Convictions

January 11, 2018 Cannabistical Off Californiacalifornia cannabiscalifornia marijuanaexpungeexpungementexpungement californiamarijuana expungementmarijuana newsNewsnews about marijuana

California Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) has introduced legislation that would require county courts to automatically…

California Bill Would Ease Erasure of Cannabis Convictions

January 10, 2018 Cannabistical Off adult-useCaliforniaCrimeexpungementLegalizationlegislationMarijuanamarijuana newsnews about marijuanaPolitics

It’s one of several efforts to build on the choice California voters’ made to legalize…