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House Members Call On Biden To Pardon Cannabis Convictions

February 18, 2021 Cannabistical Off criminal justice reformJoe BidenMarijuanamarijuana newsNewsnews about marijuanaPolitics

Members of Congress penned a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to pardon nonviolent…

Last Prisoner Project to expand operations into six additional U.S. states, receives boost from Greenlane Holdings

January 7, 2021 Cannabistical Off Articlecriminal justice reformdonationinequalityinjusticejailLast Prisoner ProjectLawmarijuana newsnews about marijuanaoffencePrisonUnited States

“Greenlane recognizes its responsibility to assist in rectifying the inequality and injustice that persists in…

Illinois Expunges Nearly 500,000 Low-Level Cannabis Charges

January 5, 2021 Cannabistical Off criminal justice reformIllinoisMarijuanamarijuana newsNewsnews about marijuana

Illinois is keeping their promise to expunge records. >View original article Author: Addison Herron-Wheeler

New Mexico Judge Rules Inmates Have A Right To Medical Cannabis

January 4, 2021 Cannabistical Off criminal justice reformMarijuanamarijuana newsnew mexicoNewsnews about marijuanaPrison

In a groundbreaking decision, a state district judge in New Mexico ruled in favor of…

MORE Act Passes House, What Happens Now?

December 7, 2020 Cannabistical Off Activist ResourcesArticlecriminal justice reformH.R. 3884Headline NewsHemphemp lawsMarijuana Law Reformmarijuana newsMORE Actnews about marijuanaNewsletterNORMLRepresentative Earl BlumenauerU.S. House of Representativeswar on drugs

CANNABIS CULTURE –  The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act passed in the US…

One Nation Under A Groove (In a Divided US, Cannabis Brings Us All Together)

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CANNABIS CULTURE –  “In reality, who won big on election night? Definitely cannabis,” according to…

California County Set To Expunge 11,500 Cannabis Convictions

April 27, 2020 Cannabistical Off Californiacriminal justice reformMarijuanamarijuana newsNewsnews about marijuana

Santa Clara County is making significant strides towards criminal justice reform. >View original article Author:…

LA County Prosecutors Teams Up With Tech Group to Clear 66,000 Cannabis Convictions

February 13, 2020 Cannabistical Off Californiacriminal justice reformLos AngelesMarijuanamarijuana newsNewsnews about marijuana

Los Angeles prosecutors and a tech nonprofit are working together to amend the harms caused…

Not Many North Dakotans Are Applying To Have Their Cannabis Offenses Pardoned

November 21, 2019 Cannabistical Off criminal justice reformMarijuanamarijuana newsNewsnews about marijuananorth dakota

A new North Dakota program to expunge the records of low-level cannabis offenders has seen…

National Expungement Week (N.E.W.) Returns September 21-28, 2019

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Over 40 free record clearing, sealing, and educational events scheduled in 30 U.S. cities. The…

Cook County State’s Attorney Aims to Start Cannabis Conviction Expungements

April 15, 2019 Cannabistical Off Chicagocriminal justice reformIllinoisMarijuanamarijuana newsNewsnews about marijuana

Kim Foxx, the Illinois State’s Attorney for Cook County, said last week that her office will…

National Expungement Week is Underway—Here’s Everything You Need to Know

October 24, 2018 Cannabistical Off criminal justice reformfeaturedMarijuanamarijuana newsNewsnews about marijuanaPrison

A coalition of more than 20 organizations is in the midst of National Expungement Week,…