Marijuana-related crimes can now be expunged from records in Arizona Published 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.