Deadline passes for expunging Missouri pot convictions, 100K cases wiped clean

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM

ST. LOUIS – Friday marked the deadline in Missouri for processing all non-violent marijuana-related misdemeanors and felonies.

“It was exactly one year ago today that anyone over 21 gained the right to possess, consume and cultivate cannabis,” says Dan Viets, Missouri coordinator for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, NORML.

More than a year has passed since Missouri voters passed Amendment III, which required the courts to expunge convictions for anyone guilty of possession of marijuana in the amount of 35 grams or less prior to this year.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Joey Schneider, Patrick Clark, ozarksfirst.com)

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