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Nevada pardons thousands convicted of minor marijuana possession

Las Vegas Sun · Michelle L. Price, Associated Press · last updated

Nevada became the latest state with legal marijuana sales to pardon people convicted of possessing a small amount of cannabis.

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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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Both medical and recreational cannabis are legal in Nevada.

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