As of that date, MCAO had filed over 10,000 petitions to expunge eligible closed cases involving cannabis. Immediately following the certification of the election, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office filed motions to dismiss pending cases in Maricopa County affected by the new law. Individuals in Arizona with certain cannabis-related convictions on their records became eligible to have their criminal records expunged, or cleared. The office has also responded to approximately 1,186 petitions filed by individuals, either themselves or through an attorney. The MCAO proactively filed to dismiss or drop over 5,000 charges related to the use, transportation or cultivation of adult-use cannabis.
Arizona is on track to moving in a positive direction and righting the wrongs of the War on Drugs. Cannabis-related arrest records can wreak lasting damage—thwarting job opportunities, housing or even student loan programs.
On March 7 of this year, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) issued a press release, announcing the expansion of efforts to assist the local community through expungement of cannabis arrest records, as well as a numerical milestone...
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