Topic: Marijuana convictions

Alaska House votes to limit access to marijuana convictions

• Op-ed: Alaska bill sealing marijuana possession convictions should be voted down
• Philadelphia DA drops 50 marijuana possession cases
• Virginia Senate passes bill allowing expungement of first-time marijuana charges
• Seattle clears marijuana convictions, following San Francisco lead
• Vermont lawmakers consider marijuana conviction expungement measure
• Colo. gov considering pardons for nearly 40 people with marijuana convictions
• Colorado considering dismissing non-violent marijuana convictions: Gov. Hickenlooper
• States that change marijuana laws find conundrums over old convictions
• Across California, cities releasing marijuana prisoners and dropping convictions
• San Francisco plans to erase thousands of marijuana convictions
• California bill would automatically erase prior marijuana convictions
• California offers second chance to people convicted of marijuana crimes
• In Wisconsin bill, those with drug convictions would be ineligible to grow hemp
• Massachusetts proposes option to expunge marijuana possession records
• Thousands arrested for weed before California legalization apply to have sentences, convictions reduced
• Proposal to seal minor pot convictions dies in Colorado Senate
• Bill to seal minor pot convictions passed by Colo. Senate committee
• Colo. lawmakers explore sealing records on past pot convictions
• Marijuana ruling could overturn thousands of convictions — or dozens
• Marijuana convictions: Colorado court rules some cases can be overturned
• Colorado court: Some marijuana convictions can be overturned