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Illinois expunges nearly half a million cannabis cases as part of legalization

Chicago Tribune · Chicago Tribune · last updated

The governor announced he issued pardons for 9210 low-level cannabis convictions, while Illinois State Police have wiped clean more than 492000 non-felony …

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Both medical and recreational cannabis are legal in Illinois.

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Related Knowledge Center: Cannabis: expungement

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With many states moving to legalize or decriminalize cannabis, laws to expunge criminal records for offenses of which the underlying conduct is no longer a crime have been enacted in many states. Although no federal laws currently exist to expunge records of cannabis-related crimes, many states have signed expungement programs into law. Additionally, some states have enacted legislation providing automatic expungement or sealing of records for those convicted of certain cannabis-related crimes.

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