{"id":3464,"date":"2024-04-16T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azexpunge.org\/2023\/07\/12\/state-funded-campaign-celebrates-two-years-of-free-marijauna-expungement-2\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T09:11:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T16:11:44","slug":"advocates-city-officials-to-announce-progress-on-efforts-to-expunge-thousands-of-marijuana-related-records-in-tucson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azexpunge.org\/es\/2024\/04\/16\/advocates-city-officials-to-announce-progress-on-efforts-to-expunge-thousands-of-marijuana-related-records-in-tucson\/","title":{"rendered":"ADVOCATES, CITY OFFICIALS TO ANNOUNCE PROGRESS ON EFFORTS TO EXPUNGE THOUSANDS OF MARIJUANA-RELATED RECORDS IN TUCSON"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3464\" data-postid=\"3464\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3464 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_zxmm324 tb_first tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tf_box tf_w tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_40qq325 tf_box\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_uo4p404\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><strong>TUCSON, AZ<\/strong> \u2013 On Thursday, April 18, Vice Mayor Kevin Dahl will join the Tucson City Prosecutor\u2019s Office and the <a href=\"https:\/\/azexpunge.org\/es\/\">Reclama tu Futuro<\/a> campaign at El Presidio Plaza to announce the exciting progress made to expunge thousands of marijuana-related records in Tucson in a joint news conference ahead of the annual 420 international cannabis holiday.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the Tucson City Prosecutor\u2019s Office and Reclaim Your Future coalition partners\u2013including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sazlegalaid.org\/\">Southern Arizona Legal Aid<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/law.arizona.edu\/academics\/clinics\/civil-rights-restoration-clinic\">University of Arizona\u2019s Civil Rights Restoration Clinic<\/a>\u2013began working together with Tucson City Court to identify misdemeanor marijuana possession cases eligible for expungement.<\/p>\n<p>Prop 207, which legalized adult recreational use of marijuana in Arizona when it was passed in 2020, also created a pathway to expungement but left the burden of filing for expungement to those who had been convicted, arrested or charged with marijuana-related offenses. Noting the disparities in access to expungement services, Vice Mayor Dahl prompted the City of Tucson to explore options for proactive expungement.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Reclaim Your Future has worked with the Tucson City Prosecutor\u2019s Office and Tucson City Court to identify approximately 17,000 marijuana possession cases eligible for expungement and has since helped draft petitions with the court to expunge those records\u2013the numbers of which will be updated and shared at Thursday\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>Press are invited to the news conference, which will include a Q&amp;A with Vice Mayor Dahl, the Tucson City Prosecutor\u2019s Office and the Reclaim Your Future coalition.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_08nd335\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h2>WHO:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Vice Mayor Kevin Dahl, City of Tucson<\/li>\n<li>Matt Walker, Tucson City Prosecutor\u2019s Office<\/li>\n<li>Martin Hutchins, Reclaim Your Future Program Manager<\/li>\n<li>Dev Arredondo, Southern Arizona Legal Aid<\/li>\n<li>Mia Burcham, University of Arizona\u2019s Civil Rights Restoration Clinic<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ltto228\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h2>WHEN:<\/h2>\n<p>April 18, 2024<br \/>10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_v5jp119\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h2>WHERE:<\/h2>\n<p>El Presidio Plaza<br \/>165 W. Alameda St.<br \/>Tucson, AZ 85701<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1kt7962\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h2>LOGISTICS:<\/h2>\n<p>Cameras are advised to pre-set by 9:45 a.m.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lfsg90\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3ko3697\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><em>The Reclaim Your Future campaign is organized by the Arizona Justice Project and is funded by the Arizona Department of Health Services to help people expunge their marijuana-related offense records. The campaign includes legal services and advocacy organizations from across Arizona, including Just Communities Arizona, Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Community Legal Services, DNA-People&#8217;s Legal Services, University of Arizona&#8217;s Civil Rights Restoration Clinic, and Arizona State University&#8217;s Post-Conviction Clinic.<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, April 18, Vice Mayor Kevin Dahl will join the Tucson City Prosecutor\u2019s Office and the Reclaim Your Future campaign at El Presidio Plaza to announce the exciting progress made to expunge thousands of marijuana-related records in Tucson in a joint news conference ahead of the annual 420 international cannabis holiday.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,25,20,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-blog","category-news","category-press-release","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""," cat-15"," cat-25"," cat-20"," cat-47"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/azexpunge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/RYC_Social-Card.png","builder_content":"<p><strong>TUCSON, AZ<\/strong> \u2013 On Thursday, April 18, Vice Mayor Kevin Dahl will join the Tucson City Prosecutor\u2019s Office and the <a href=\"https:\/\/azexpunge.org\">Reclaim Your Future<\/a> campaign at El Presidio Plaza to announce the exciting progress made to expunge thousands of marijuana-related records in Tucson in a joint news conference ahead of the annual 420 international cannabis holiday.<\/p> <p>In January, the Tucson City Prosecutor\u2019s Office and Reclaim Your Future coalition partners\u2013including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sazlegalaid.org\/\">Southern Arizona Legal Aid<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/law.arizona.edu\/academics\/clinics\/civil-rights-restoration-clinic\">University of Arizona\u2019s Civil Rights Restoration Clinic<\/a>\u2013began working together with Tucson City Court to identify misdemeanor marijuana possession cases eligible for expungement.<\/p> <p>Prop 207, which legalized adult recreational use of marijuana in Arizona when it was passed in 2020, also created a pathway to expungement but left the burden of filing for expungement to those who had been convicted, arrested or charged with marijuana-related offenses. Noting the disparities in access to expungement services, Vice Mayor Dahl prompted the City of Tucson to explore options for proactive expungement.<\/p> <p>Thus, Reclaim Your Future has worked with the Tucson City Prosecutor\u2019s Office and Tucson City Court to identify approximately 17,000 marijuana possession cases eligible for expungement and has since helped draft petitions with the court to expunge those records\u2013the numbers of which will be updated and shared at Thursday\u2019s event.<\/p> <p>Press are invited to the news conference, which will include a Q&amp;A with Vice Mayor Dahl, the Tucson City Prosecutor\u2019s Office and the Reclaim Your Future coalition.<\/p>\n<h2>WHO:<\/h2> <ul> <li>Vice Mayor Kevin Dahl, City of Tucson<\/li> <li>Matt Walker, Tucson City Prosecutor\u2019s Office<\/li> <li>Martin Hutchins, Reclaim Your Future Program Manager<\/li> <li>Dev Arredondo, Southern Arizona Legal Aid<\/li> <li>Mia Burcham, University of Arizona\u2019s Civil Rights Restoration Clinic<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h2>WHEN:<\/h2> <p>April 18, 2024<br \/>10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<h2>WHERE:<\/h2> <p>El Presidio Plaza<br \/>165 W. 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