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Colorado governor to mass-pardon 2,700-plus marijuana convictions

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis plans to mass-pardon 2,732 convictions of low-level marijuana possession through an executive order Thursday after signing a bill earlier this year that gave him that authority. “This really catches Coloradans up with where the law is today,” he…

New Yorkers Can Now Apply To Have Their Marijuana Conviction Records Destroyed

September 28, 2020
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New Yorkers who had their low-level marijuana convictions expunged from their record, per the passage of the Marijuana and Decriminalization and Expungements Bill in July of 2019, can now go a step further by requesting that the physical documentation of…

New York issues rules on destroying expunged marijuana conviction records

September 21, 2020
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A state law passed last year legally expunged all convictions for possession of less than two ounces of marijuana. But the paperwork remains in the court system's files and those of police agencies. To get those documents destroyed, a person…

Stop stalling on N.J. decriminalize marijuana bill or replace lawmaker blocking it, Senator demands

September 8, 2020
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Outraged by the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25 and energized by the wave of rallies in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement, Democratic state Sens. Ronald Rice and Teresa Ruiz introduced legislation that would…

Bill to end police stops for marijuana odor passes Virginia Senate

The state Senate approved a bill Friday that would prohibit search and seizures based solely on the odor of marijuana, which activists say is a step toward ending adverse enforcement against marginalized communities. Senate Bill 5029, introduced by Sen. Louise…

Austin police won’t cite, arrest for misdemeanor pot charges, chief says

Austin police will no longer cite or arrest people for Class A or Class B misdemeanor marijuana possession, Chief Brian Manley said in a memo Thursday. Officers will now only cite or arrest people for misdemeanor marijuana possession if a person’s…

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says pardons for marijuana convictions can start in 90 days

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law Monday that allows him to mass-pardon Coloradans with minor marijuana possession convictions, although he has not said exactly how the process will work. Lawmakers passed House Bill 1424 on June 15, the last…

Kansas City would stop penalizing marijuana possession under mayor’s new proposal

Kansas City could strike possession of marijuana from its municipal code, eliminating even fines for having the drug under an ordinance Mayor Quinton Lucas was expected to introduce Thursday. In a press release, Lucas announced he would introduce the ordinance…

Having a pound of marijuana wouldn’t get you arrested in New Jersey under a new bill

Almost all arrests for possession of marijuana would be eliminated in New Jersey if a new bill is adopted by the state legislature. The bill would not legalize marijuana — that decision is being left to the voters on Nov. 3.…

Virginia lawmakers vote to decriminalize marijuana, set $25 civil penalty for possession

Possession of small amounts of marijuana will no longer be punishable by jail time in Virginia under decriminalization legislation lawmakers sent to Gov. Ralph Northam on Sunday. “This means close to 30,000 people a year will no longer be labeled…

Marijuana legislation rolling along in Hawaii

About one-third of the marijuana-related bills introduced in the state Legislature this year have successfully passed the halfway point before possibly becoming law. Thursday marked the deadline for all bills to cross over into their nonoriginating chamber — that is,…

Texas state crime labs won’t test suspected marijuana in low-level cases

February 27, 2020
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The Texas Department of Public Safety is almost ready to roll out its long-awaited lab test to tell if cannabis is newly legal hemp or illegal marijuana. But DPS Director Steve McCraw notified Texas law enforcement agencies this month of a crucial…

Austin, Texas police will stop arrests, tickets in most low-level marijuana cases after unanimous City Council vote

January 24, 2020
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The Austin City Council approved a resolution Thursday that will largely end arrests and fines for low-level marijuana possession. This comes after Texas' legalization of hemp last June threw marijuana prosecution into chaos since the plants look and smell identical. The resolution directs Austin…

Prosecutors won’t pursue marijuana possession charges in 2 Northern Va. counties

Adults possessing small amounts of marijuana for personal use will no longer be prosecuted in two Northern Virginia counties, new prosecutors in Fairfax and Arlington said Thursday on one of their first days on the job. The moves fulfill campaign…

Up to 3 ounces would be legal under marijuana possession bill reintroduced in NC Senate

A Forsyth County legislator reintroduced Wednesday a Senate bill that would make it legal to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana for personal use. However, Senate Bill 58 would allow individuals to be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor if they…