Articles tagged with "expungement"
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National Expungement Week Cleans Up Records Across US
Dan Mitchell - Published on October 23, 2018read moreSeveral organizations are offering free legal advice in 13 cities to help people remove cannabis convictions from their records.
Brooklyn DA’s Plan Could Erase Thousands of Cannabis Convictions
Ben Adlin - Published on September 7, 2018read moreBrooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said on Friday that his office will allow nearly 20,000 low-level cannabis convictions to be wiped away.
California Lawmakers OK Free Cannabis
Dan Mitchell - Published on August 28, 2018read moreCompassion programs, equity programs, and automatic expungement get green light in Sacramento
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Across Gender, Race, and Party, More Americans Than Ever Support Cannabis Legalization
Ben Adlin - Published on June 20, 2018read moreA new national poll has found record support for legalizing cannabis in the US and limiting the impact of nonviolent criminal convictions.
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The Roll-Up Bonus Ep: Got a Cannabis Conviction? Seattle’s DA Will Erase It
Leafly Podcasts - Published on June 6, 2018read more9 years ago Pete Holmes stopped prosecuting cannabis offenses. Now he’s erasing them.
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Top New York Lawmaker: Expunge Convictions if Cannabis Goes Legal
The Associated Press - Published on May 30, 2018read more“If we’re going to get to the point that it’s going to be legal, why should people still have trouble getting jobs and have a record for something that is legal?”
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Free Help for Californians Looking to Expunge Cannabis Convictions
Leafly Staff - Published on May 17, 2018read moreTrying to get rid of a past California cannabis conviction? The Drug Policy Alliance is hosting a free event in San Bernardino this weekend to help get you started.
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The Campaign for Cannabis Amnesty Fights to Right Prohibition’s Wrongs
Sam Riches - Published on May 17, 2018read moreThe Campaign for Cannabis Amnesty is making sure the government can’t continue to deal in erratic hypocrisy, but must actually address the systemic and oppressive failings of prohibition.
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Algorithm Will Help San Francisco DA Wipe out Cannabis Convictions
Leafly Staff - Published on May 15, 2018read moreSan Francisco is partnering with a nonprofit to proactively wipe out thousands of cannabis convictions using a computer algorithm.
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Everybody Talks About Expunging Drug Convictions. Here’s How Seattle Did It
Ben Adlin - Published on May 1, 2018read moreSeattle’s move, which could clear convictions for 542 people, comes as cities in other legal cannabis states consider similar action to undo the wrongs of America’s drug war.
