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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday the forgiveness and expungement of about 500,000 criminal cannabis cases. Pritzker said he issued pardons for 9,210 low-level cannabis convictions, while Illinois State Police have wiped clean more than 492,000 non-felony cannabis-related arrest records. The actions by Pritzker and state police is mandated by the Illinois law that legalized the licensed sale of marijuana starting in 2020. The intent of the law is to reduce the impact of the war on drugs on minorities, who were disproportionately arrested and locked up for cannabis crimes. “We will never be able to fully remedy the depth of that damage,” Pritzker said. “But we can govern with the courage to admit the mistakes of our past and the decency to set a better path forward.” The law requires 47,000 cannabis-related arrest records created between 2013 and 2019 be expunged by Friday. With the expungement of all 492,129 cannabis arrest records, state police officials said the

Colorado Medical Marijuana Threats Stop The Feds! As most are aware, the Federal Government is stepping in in an attempt to enforce distance parameters for medical marijuana dispensaries in Colorado. MarijuanaConnections.com urges you to take action and join the thousands of medical marijuana patients, providers, and supporters in speaking out against these unjust federal laws targeting Colorado's medicinal marijuana community. How can I help stop threats on Colorado medical marijuana? Help prevent these unfair restrictions on the legal marijuana industry by taking a few minutes to dial your Congress member and request that they stand up for the rights of Colorado residents. It is also extremely helpful to the preservation of Colorado medicinal cannabis that after you have called your congress member to express your opinion, you pass this message on to colleagues, friends, and family who support medicinal cannabis and the state's sovereignty to follow your lead. Co

How to Grow Marijuana in Colorado Growing Marijuana in Colorado Under Colorado state law, medicinal marijuana patients can purchase or grow marijuana for their own personal use as long as they have a valid medical marijuana license, which they've obtained through a doctor’s prescription, or written consent. In general, state laws in Colorado, as one might expect, have in become more lenient to charges involving marijuana. For instance, the punishments for people without a medical marijuana card that are caught with minor amounts of weed and charged with possession has become less severe.  Although licensed marijuana users are permitted by law to grow their own marijuana (with limits) anyone who is not a patient could face a serious fine or imprisonment if they are caught without the proper licensing and charged with marijuana possession, cultivating marijuana, or selling it. How much weed can Colorado medical marijuana patients legally grow? What type of marijuana

Marijuana Possession Arrests on the Rise in 2010 In September, 2011 the FBI released of their annual Uniform Crime Report.  In the FBI 2010 Uniform Crime Report, statistics on cannabis related arrests, while certainly not surprising to those familiar with the marijuana debate, the lack of progress in creating just laws or modifying existing laws governing the manufacturing, distribution and use of marijuana in the United States continues to frustrate pro marijuana activists.  The number of arrests for marijuana related offenses in 2010 marks the second highest in United States history. Marijuana related arrests have been on the rise for decades.  So what's the big deal?  For supporters of pro marijuana legislation in the U.S., 2010 appeared to offer several rays of hope that laws surrounding the legal status of marijuana would actually be improved.  The Obama administration, for instance, announced that the War on Drugs was finally over, a "war" which consumed billi

In Colorado, medical marijuana laws permit registered Colorado MMJ patients to grow a certain amount of marijuana to use for the medicinal benefits of the cannabis. This can save Colorado MMJ patients a huge amount of money on medical marijuana. Most Colorado MMJ patients opt to have a dispensary serve as their caregiver and, more or less, grow medicinal marijuana, make the extracts, marijuana edibles and other medicinal marijuana products for the patients. Growing good marijuana can be difficult and requires some space be allocated for growing, so for those with little time or without a suitable area to grow cannabis, signing a Colorado marijuana dispensary as a caregiver and buying medical marijuana from that dispensary at a discount is often a good way to go. For those who have the desire to save money on medical marijuana, amble time to learn how to grow cannabis properly, and a good space to make into a grow room, opting to grow your own marijuana to use for medicinal purpo

In Colorado, Laws and regulations on medical marijuana are tighter than ever, forcing many dispensary owners out of business. While the use of marijuana is legal in Colorado for registered medical marijuana patients, some of the strictest marijuana regulations and laws in the U.S. are currently in place in Colorado, not allowing much room for growth in the state's medicinal marijuana industry. Recently, Colorado officials announced medical marijuana account holders were losing their only existing partner in banking, The Colorado Springs State Bank. Licensed medical marijuana account holders have until the end of September to close their accounts, leaving many in a panic of what to do. Other banks in the past have refused the business of medical marijuana account holders because marijuana is illegal under federal law. In an effort to keep it consistent across the board, The Colorado Springs State Bank has finally determined that marijuana account holders are doing something cons