Situation Room
Cannabis arrests and law changes, tracked country by country.
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- Countries watched:
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FloridaLaw ChangeunknownFlorida: Recreational Marijuana Amendment Fails to Qualify for 2026 Ballot, State Says
The campaign says the declaration was premature and that final county counts would put it over the requirement.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
New JerseyLaw ChangereleasedNew Jersey: Man Given Life Over a 1,173-Pound Marijuana Case Gets Parole Supervision Commuted
The governor's office announced the commutation on December 17, 2025. He was paroled in 2020.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
Rhode IslandLaw ChangeunknownRhode Island: House Bill Would Create a Commission on Pardons (2026)
H 8074 is not cannabis-specific and was in House Judiciary, not enacted, on the page we read.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
NevadaLaw ChangeunknownNevada: Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Sealed Low-Level Cannabis Records Automatically (2023)
Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed AB 160 on June 16, 2023. Clark County leaders planned to regroup.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
OklahomaLocalreleasedOklahoma: Woman Given 12 Years for a $31 Marijuana Sale Is Jailed Again Over Court Debt (2019)
Donations cleared the debt and she was released on September 11, 2019.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
South DakotaLaw ChangeconvictedSouth Dakota: 10 People Were in State Prison for Pot-Related Crimes, Three for 10 Pounds or More, State Says (2024)
Possession of 2 ounces or less is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Courts counted 220 jail days since 2019 where it was the only charge.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
ArkansasLaw ChangeunknownArkansas: Cannabis Trade Group Planned to Seek Expungement for Non-Violent Possession (2022)
No bill had been drafted, and a state senator said shorter jail terms were unlikely to gain traction.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
CaliforniaLaw ChangeunknownCalifornia: State Report Says 214,079 of 227,650 Flagged Cannabis Convictions Have Been Cleared (2024)
About 13,571 cases were still eligible for relief as of January 2024, the Attorney General's office reported.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
MaineLaw ChangeunknownMaine: Judiciary Committee Backs Petition Route to Seal Old Marijuana Convictions, Rejects Automatic Sealing (2024)
The vote was 10-0 for LD 2236 and 7-3 against LD 2269, which would have sealed records automatically.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
OregonLaw ChangeunknownOregon: Gov. Brown Pardons About 45,000 People for Ounce-or-Less Marijuana Convictions (2022)
The pardon covers pre-2016 convictions and forgives more than $14 million in fines and fees.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
New HampshireLaw ChangeunknownNew Hampshire: Senate Tables Bill That Would Have Vacated Past Cannabis Possession Convictions (2026)
The Senate tabled HB 186 by 15-9 on March 5, 2026. Gov. Kelly Ayotte has said she would veto legalization.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
New YorkLaw ChangereleasedNew York: Bronx Court Vacates a 2017 Marijuana Possession Adjudication Under the Cannabis Resentencing Law (2025)
The court sealed and expunged related records. The defendant is identified only by initials.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
MontanaLaw ChangeunknownMontana: Supreme Court Granted Man's Petition After 5-Year Sentence for 60 Grams or Less; Expungement Efforts Mixed (2022)
The article doesn't confirm his actual release. Courts saw 135 expungement petitions of all types in 2020.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
IllinoisLaw ChangeunknownIllinois: Pritzker Issued 9,219 Marijuana Pardons and 492,129 Arrest Records Were Expunged (2021)
Pardons cover pre-2019 misdemeanors such as possession up to 30 grams or sale up to 10 grams.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
North DakotaLaw ChangeunknownNorth Dakota: Senate Rejects Bill to Lower Marijuana Possession Penalties (2025)
HB 1596 would have made 14 grams or less a noncriminal citation for adults 21 and older.
By Donte West · Oct 17, 2026
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