Lawmakers took no action on House legislation that was prefiled —HB 1524 — to allow marijuana convictions to be expunged contingent upon the passage of a constitutional amendment or other statutory enactment legalizing marijuana.
According to 2012 arrest data, Missouri police arrested some 18,500 people for minor marijuana possession offenses. These offenders, many of them young people, should not be saddled with a criminal record and the lifelong penalties and stigma associated with it.
NORML would like to thank those of you who contacted your state lawmakers in support of this legislation.
Additional information regarding this effort is available from Missouri NORML here or on their Facebook page here.
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws – Advocacy Campaigns
