Millions of Marijuana-Related Offenses Expunged

MMP News AuthorJanuary 13, 2024
Thanks to changes in state-level marijuana policies, millions of Americans are no longer facing arrest and millions more have had their past marijuana convictions expunged. Since 2018, state courts have either expunged or sealed the records of more than two million marijuana-related cases, according to an updated analysis provided by ... Read More

Legal group to help Illinoisans clear marijuana convictions

MMP News AuthorNovember 29, 2020
CHICAGO — A new legal group will help people with marijuana convictions in Illinois clear their records. New Leaf Illinois launched earlier this month as part of the state’s law legalizing recreational cannabis. Under the law, people with low-level marijuana convictions can have their records expunged and state officials estimate ... Read More

New initiative launched to help Illinoisans expunge marijuana arrests, convictions

MMP News AuthorNovember 20, 2020
A new state-funded initiative called New Leaf Illinois aims to connect Illinoisans who want to remove marijuana arrests or convictions from their records with 20 nonprofit organizations that provide free legal representation and information on expungements. New Leaf Illinois was launched Thursday by the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, an organization created by a 1999 state law ... Read More