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The Need for Automatic Expungement of Marijuana Convictions

The Need for Automatic Expungement of Marijuana Convictions

With the rise of decriminalization of marijuana, expungement of this conviction from an individual’s record has become a hot topic. It is important to realize that although expungement is not an automatic process, but a voluntary process that many do not know about. With more African Americans being arrested for this crime versus white individuals, it is time to sit down and truly explore this problem.