Gov. J.B. Pritzker pardoned 9,210 low-level marijuana convictions. Illinois police erased 492,000 others.
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How The Cannabis Industry Can Help Expunged Individuals Enter The Legal Market
How The Cannabis Industry Can Help Expunged Individuals Enter The Legal Market
Efforts are underway to expunge the cannabis records of imprisoned individuals in select states, and proponents of marijuana reform are hoping the MORE Act is passed.
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Why I feel guilty shopping at weed dispensaries
Even 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
Yes, 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
More 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
Gov. 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
Los Angeles County undertook a massive expungement effort.
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Maine governor issues historic pardon to tribal attorney for 1968 cannabis conviction
Don Gellers had been ‘singled out and targeted’ to stop the Passamaquoddy tribe’s land claims.
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Illinois pardons 11,000 cannabis convictions on eve of legalization
Just one day before Illinois opened its first legal cannabis stores, Governor J.B. Pritzker granted pardons to more than 11,000 people with misdemeanor cannabis convictions.
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