Arizona residents with low-level marijuana convictions can have their records wiped clean under a state expungement program launched this week. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has already received about 200 requests for expungement, with about 80 percent eligible for relief under the program. The sleepless nights are well worth the dawn of justice.” Arizona Expungement: Maricopa County Takes The Lead On Expungement In Maricopa County, prosecutors have taken the lead on enacting the legalization of cannabis as mandated by the people through Proposition 207. The expungements for minor cannabis convictions are being issued in accordance with Proposition 207, the 2020 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana for adults that was passed by 60 percent of the state’s voters. Those eligible for expungement are required to petition the courts to have their records cleared.
Arizona residents with low-level marijuana convictions can have their records wiped clean under a state expungement program launched this week. The expungements for minor cannabis convictions are being issued in accordance with Proposition 207, the 2020 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana for adults that was passed by 60 percent of the state’s voters.
Julie Gunnigle, the political director for the Arizona chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, said that Tuesday, the first day to apply for an expungement,...
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