Efforts to clear marijuana convictions have mixed results
In this Jan. 8, 2020 file photo, the Montana Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Helena, Mont. The Supreme Court has not yet set up a marijuana conviction expungement court, which was allowed by legislation created to implement the state's new recreational marijuana law, because the demand to clear such convictions has not been high enough. Recreational marijuana becomes legal in Montana on Jan. 1, 2022. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP,File)
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — When voters approved recreational cannabis in the fall of 2020, they also created a path for people previously convicted of now-legal actions to have their records cleared. While some say the process has worked well and quickly, the pace of requests hasn't met what the state anticipated, some seeking expungement are hitting snags and defense attorneys say in certain places stigma has created roadblocks...
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