Lawmaker Pushes for Erasure of Records of Pot Charges

An Illinois lawmaker is hoping to help more people erase previous cannabis charges from their record. Recreational marijuana has been legal in Illinois since Jan. 1, 2020, and included the automatic expungement of nearly 500,000 pot arrest records. State Rep. Carol Ammons hopes to remove cannabis testing from the requirement for expungement to help speed up the process.