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National Expungement Week: Learn How to Clear Your Record (For Free)

September 26 through October 3 is National Expungement Week of Action and Awareness (NEW), and a series of in-person and virtual community meetings are taking place around the country to help people impacted by criminal records to expunge or seal them (making them no longer publicly viewable). If someone’s record can’t be expunged or sealed, they can still access legal advice and connections to other essential services.

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MS lawmakers reach long-awaited medical marijuana deal

Legislative negotiators and leaders have agreed on a draft of medical marijuana legislation. Leaders on Thursday released some details of the proposal.

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PA Senate leaves medical cannabis patients at risk for DUI prosecution

“The state legalized medical cannabis then turned hundreds of thousands of patients into potential criminals,” Roedts told the Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday in support of a legislative fix to the loophole.

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Virginia judge jails alleged domestic violence victim for cannabis use

The woman, who prosecutors say did not appear intoxicated, served two days in jail before she was released on $1,000 bond, according to court records. Meanwhile, the case against her alleged abuser, who was facing his third domestic violence charge, ended with Fisher declaring a mistrial.

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From alcohol to pain-relieving pot, Prohibition runs deep in Kansas

There are people in Kansas who need medical marijuana to relieve their pain, especially from cancer, and it’s far better than using opioids. It was an outrage, she said, that somebody living on the Missouri side of the river in Kansas City had safe and legal access to medical marijuana, while just a couple of blocks away in Kansas the same patients risk a felony conviction.

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Senate proposal shields medical cannabis users from PA DUI penalties

Bartolotta’s proposal, Senate Bill 167, the Vehicle Code, to remove medical cannabis from the law’s definition of controlled substance and insert language that says “if the individual is a medical marijuana patient in compliance with the provisions of the Medical Marijuana Act, proof of actual impairment shall be required.”

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Attorney: PA medical cannabis regulatory backlog is at a ‘crisis’ state

Judith Cassel opened a practice-within-a-practice at Hawke, McKeon, and Sniscak. That specialist firm, Cannabis Law PA, is among what’s becoming a highly competitive sector of legal practice.

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MI moves to regulate cannabis caregivers, as activists protest

“These bills are hiding behind the curtain of safety,” State Rep. Cynthia A. Johnson said. “They’re trying to say the marijuana you’re growing is not safe. Even before marijuana was legalized in our state, people with medical marijuana cards relied on these caregivers — and now they’re saying your pot is unsafe.”

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Cannabis Banking: Federal official calls out stalling lawmakers

Federal credit agency official: Legalization in some form is going to happen, and the abdication of responsibility to address these issues in Washington is simply ludicrous.

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Marijuana Policy Project Releases Voter Guide to 2022 Governors’ Races and Cannabis Policy Reform Ahead of Midterm Election

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Missouri AFL-CIO endorses cannabis legalization constitutional amendment

Minnesota’s Black cannabis users far more likely to face arrest than white ones

Lawmakers ask MO governor to add cannabis legalization in special session

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Minority Cannabis Academy: Social Equity in Practice

In Brief: Pa. Governor Accepting Cannabis Pardon Requests in Sept.

Big Apple Cannabis: CWCB Returns to New York City for Eighth Year

Last Prisoner Project: Taking Real Action to Help Cannabis Prisoners

Veteran-owned and operated cannabis company on a mission to heal

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MS lawmakers reach long-awaited medical marijuana deal

PA Senate leaves medical cannabis patients at risk for DUI prosecution

Virginia judge jails alleged domestic violence victim for cannabis use

From alcohol to pain-relieving pot, Prohibition runs deep in Kansas

Senate proposal shields medical cannabis users from PA DUI penalties

Attorney: PA medical cannabis regulatory backlog is at a ‘crisis’ state

MI moves to regulate cannabis caregivers, as activists protest