On today’s episode we cover a headline from Marijuana Moment: Nearly 43,000 Marijuana Records Automatically Cleared In Connecticut, Days Before First Adult-Use Sales Start

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/nearly-43000-marijuana-records-automatically-cleared-in-connecticut-days-before-first-adult-use-sales-start/

Here’s the breakdown:

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has announced that his state has cleared almost 43,000 records for marijuana-related convictions. The move comes just before the state's first legal adult-use marijuana sales are set to begin. The governor's office has also said that people with a wider range of minor convictions will be able to petition courts for record-sealing under separate reform legislation. Connecticut's first adult-use cannabis shops are set to open on 10 January. People will be able to buy up to a quarter of an ounce of marijuana per transaction.

We also covered this article from Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Oregon’s governor pardons thousands for cannabis convictions

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/21/oregon-governor-kate-brown-pardons-thousands-for-cannabis-convictions/

Here’s the breakdown:

Oregon Governor Kate Brown is pardoning an estimated 45,000 people who were convicted of simple possession of cannabis, as well as forgiving over $14 million in unpaid fines and fees. The move follows President Joe Biden's pardons of those convicted of marijuana possession offenses under federal law and in the District of Columbia. Several other US states, including Illinois, Nevada, and Colorado, have granted pardons to those with low-level marijuana convictions, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Oregon legalized recreational use of marijuana in 2014 and, by July 2024, the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services must expunge all cases in which possession of cannabis was the only charge.