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New California Law Forces State to Clear Pot Convictions Faster

The Crime Report

After an investigation found that tens of thousands of Californians still have felonies, misdemeanors and other cannabis convictions on their records, despite a 2018 law that required the state to clear, a new law will set new deadlines to dismiss and seal many cannabis convictions in the state, reports Kiera Feldman for the Los Angeles Times.

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She Reported Her Medication Was Stolen at a Halfway House. She Was Blamed Instead.

The Crime Report

A month after Lucas left the facility in April 2019, Lauren Hand was charged with two misdemeanors and a petty offense for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, official misconduct and theft. Lucas recalls the correctional services specialist telling her, “Shannon, there’s two pills missing but I’m not gonna say anything.”.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

On July 8, 2021, a jury in Minnesota state court found four activists guilty of aiding and abetting fourth degree criminal damage to property, a misdemeanor offense. “Valve Turner” Defendants Convicted of Aiding and Abetting Criminal Damage to Property.

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