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Dustin Chicurel-Bayard Dustin Chicurel-Bayard

Governor Moore’s Pardons Mark Another Step Forward for Maryland

Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced executive actions granting pardons for misdemeanor convictions for possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia. The move comes two weeks before the state is expected to remove misdemeanor cannabis convictions from the state’s Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS), which is slated to happen on July 1, 2024.

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Morgan Kelly Morgan Kelly

Clean Slate Campaign in Maryland Hits the Ground Running

Following the Maryland Clean Slate coalition’s official launch in early January, the state partners were hard at work pushing progress forward. At the end of January, the Maryland Clean Slate Act of 2024 was introduced in both chambers with bipartisan support and strong legislative champions. Learn more about the bills, and the Maryland campaign, in this blog post from Ryan Ewing, Campaign Strategist.

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