Marijuana-related crimes can now be expunged from records in Arizona
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PHOENIX - Proposition 207, also known as the Smart and Safe Arizona Act,
was
approved by voters during the November 2020 election. The new law, which, among other things, legalized recreational marijuana in Arizona, will impact those charged for most marijuana-related crimes.
Those eligible, whether they’ve been arrested, on probation, or with a prior record, can try and get their records expunged. Those with charges, convictions, arrests on their record doesn t even have to be a conviction, could be something that was charged and then later dismissed due to a deferred prosecution, but the record is still there that they were charged, so that can all be dismissed, said Tom Dean, an attorney who with experience in marijuana cases.
Arizonans With Marijuana Convictions Can Now Apply For Expungement
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Come July 12, Marijuana-related criminal records can be expunged in Arizona
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Come July, Marijuana-related criminal records can be expunged in Arizona
Arizonans can get marijuana-related criminal records expunged in July
The legal avenue that will allow marijuana-related criminal records to be expunged was made possible by Proposition 207, which was passed by voters in November 2020.
PHOENIX - Proposition 207, also known as the
Smart and Safe Arizona Act, goes into effect in just about a month, after it was
The new law, which, among other things, legalized recreational marijuana in Arizona, will impact those charged for most marijuana-related crimes.
Those eligible, whether they’ve been arrested, on probation or with a prior record, can try and get their records expunged.