Articles tagged with "expungement"
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How a Georgia medical marijuana card changed my life
Ross Turner - Published on October 28, 2021read moreCops stopped harassing me for smelling like weed.
Los Angeles County dismisses 60,000 more cannabis convictions
Bruce Barcott - Published on September 27, 2021read moreToday’s move comes more than a year after LA County dismissed 66,000 prior cannabis convictions.
Entertainers and athletes double down on Presidential request for mass cannabis pardons
Calvin Stovall - Published on September 20, 2021read moreAthletes and entertainers help The Weldon Project remind President Biden about cannabis expungements and campaign promises.
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Illinois officials say they’ve expunged 500,000 cannabis convictions
The Associated Press - Published on January 4, 2021read moreGov. J.B. Pritzker pardoned 9,210 low-level marijuana convictions. Illinois police erased 492,000 others.
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Opinion: I feel guilty shopping at the dispensary
Ryan Brown - Published on October 5, 2020read moreEven in recreational states, it doesn’t always feel like Black Lives Matter when you head to the dispensary.
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You can help free America’s cannabis prisoners. Here’s how
Bruce Barcott - Published on August 6, 2020read moreYes, people are in prison just for marijuana. Here are their names and what you can do to help release them.
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Canada’s cannabis pardon program is failing. Here’s why
Jillian Kestler-D'Amours - Published on July 20, 2020read moreMore than a year after Canada went legal, only 436 people have applied. Is the process too burdensome?
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Nevada governor pardons thousands of past cannabis convictions
Chris Kudialis - Published on June 22, 2020read moreGov. Steve Sisolak’s move restores opportunities in financial aid, housing, voting, and other life basics previously denied.
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Los Angeles County expunges 66,000 marijuana convictions in a day
David Downs - Published on February 13, 2020read moreLos Angeles County undertook a massive expungement effort.
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Maine governor issues historic pardon to tribal attorney for 1968 cannabis conviction
The Associated Press - Published on January 8, 2020read moreDon Gellers had been ‘singled out and targeted’ to stop the Passamaquoddy tribe’s land claims.
