Nearly 58,000 Misdemeanor Cannabis Convictions Expunged Under Minnesota’s Marijuana Legalization Law
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) announced Monday that it completed the expungement of 57,780 records for cannabis convictions as stipulated by the state’s recreational marijuana law. Nearly one year ago, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed the legalization bill into law into law.
“We are pleased to be able to deliver on this legislative priority,” BCA superintendent Drew Evans said in a prepared statement. “Minnesotans will see changes to their records immediately and as additional expungements are made in the months and years ahead.”
Impact On Lives
The automatic process has rendered these records inaccessible to the public via the Minnesota Criminal History System. The clearing of these records …