Sonia Erika of the Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council, as well as an Equity First Alliance spokesperson, commented in a statement, “Now that the plant is becoming legal, those who have gone to jail should be able to clear their record. The process for changing one’s record varies wildly state-by-state, but the need is universal.”

Erika continued, “Considering America’s history of the war on drugs, the cannabis industry must bring justice and shared profits. As these expungement events become more common, we wanted to coordinate them to highlight the need for widespread and automated legal relief.”