Governor Jay Nixon has signed legislation into law making it easier for those with past marijuana convictions to have their records expunged.
The legislative measures expands the number of offenses eligible for expungement from roughly a half dozen to more than 100 non-violent and non-sexual crimes. It also allows people to expunge their records sooner, shortening the waiting period to three years for misdemeanors and to seven years following a felony offense.
However, the law does not take effect until January 1, 2018.
Missouri's NORML coordinator Dan Viets said, “This law will allow many thousands of people who have a marijuana conviction on their public records to escape the lifelong disabilities such a conviction has caused in the past."
For more information, contact Missouri NORML here.
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws – Advocacy Campaigns
