Washington state will pay out $9.4 million in restitution related to drug convictions
In July, Washington state recently opened its online reimbursement center called the Blake Refund Bureau to cover court-ordered fines or costs related to drug possession conviction
Colorado Governor Demands Pardon for Psychedelic Convictions
After his state’s groundbreaking new law legalizing psychedelic drugs, the governor of Colorado wants to go further. Jared Polis, the Democrat who was elected to his second t
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb wants to overturn minor cannabis convictions
Cleveland, Ohio, is accelerating the process of deleting records of minor convictions for cannabis-related offenses after a state bill freed the mayor’s power to do so. Cleve
Over 7,500 pot convictions in Missouri overturned
More than 7,500 people in Missouri have had their previous marijuana-related convictions overturned, with recreational cannabis now legal in the state. The deletion is the latest b
Alaska scrubs hundreds of pot convictions from court database
Hundreds of Alaska residents will have their previous marijuana convictions removed from the state’s online court database. The move follows an order from the Supreme Court l
Biden mentions release of prisoners with cannabis convictions in MLK Day speech
On Jan. 16, President Joe Biden spoke at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast event in Washington DC hosted by the National Action Network. In his speech, he briefly mentioned co
Connecticut has overturned more than 43,000 cannabis convictions
As Connecticut residents queued Tuesday to shop at the state’s first legal weed stores, thousands of low-level cannabis convictions were cleared. Ahead of Tuesday’s sta
Connecticut clears nearly 43,000 cannabis convictions
On New Year’s Day, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that 42,964 cannabis convictions were being processed for deletion. That number was given a month ago in Gov. Lam
California Gov. Gavin Newsom pardons 10, some cannabis convictions
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Dec. 23 announced 10 pardons, including at least two on cannabis-related charges. Some of the charges are decades old, and one charge dates back to
Connecticut governor clears thousands of cannabis convictions
Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents face having their files wiped after the state’s Democratic governor announced on Tuesday that he would overturn low-level cannabis
Ohio Bill would allow records to be sealed and paraphernalia convictions to be expunged
The Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 288 by a 27-2 vote on Nov. 30. The bill’s sponsor, Senator Nathan Manning, spoke with the Senate about his goals for the 975-page measure.
Puerto Rico Bill would erase low-level cannabis possession convictions
A senator in Puerto Rico has introduced a bill that would overturn convictions for minor marijuana possession. The bill’s proponent, independent Senator José “Chaco
BREAKING: Biden announces pardon for all federal marijuana possession convictions
Through Maureen Meihan President Joe Biden announced he would pardon all previous federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana, the White House announced Thursday. The pardon
Pennsylvanians have one week left to clear weed convictions
gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. gov. John Fetterman want thousands of Pennsylvanians to erase their records for possession and personal use convictions. If you live in Pennsylvania and have
New Yorkers with weed convictions will have priority in retail market, state says
New York plans to compensate survivors of the Drug War with the state’s first dispensary licenses — but not all parties are sold on the deal. Here’s what the state’s Chief
Pennsylvania begins large-scale pardons for nonviolent cannabis convictions
A week ago, Gov. Tom Wolf and Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman unveiled their plans for a one-off coordinated effort to pardon thousands of Pennsylvanians jailed on minor, non-violen
Brooklyn prosecutors want to overturn hundreds of convictions prosecuted with the help of corrupt cops
The Brooklyn Borough Attorney’s Office will overturn hundreds of convictions obtained based on testimony by corrupt police officers, including NYPD narcotics officers, who ad
Pennsylvania Announces Program to Pardon Thousands of Pot Convictions
Pennsylvania residents previously arrested for cannabis now have a path to a clean record. Governor Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, both Democrats, announced last week the fo
Nevada is funding an investigation into implementing automatic record sealing for cannabis convictions
Earlier this month, three nonprofits (the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Nevada Legal Services, and Code for America) received a total of $1.2 million in cannabis tax revenue
The Wisconsin government is pardoning multiple cannabis convictions, bringing the total to nearly 500
Of Nicolas Jose Rodriguez On Friday, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D), a supporter of cannabis legalization, announced new pardons, including nine for people previously convicted of c