--- title: Over 150,000 Missouri Marijuana Cases Cleared Now description: Missouri has expunged over 150,000 marijuana cases under Article XIV, marking major progress in cannabis reform. image: https://420intel.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20captures%20a%20historic%20courtroom%20scene%20filled%20with%20solemnity%20and%20anticipation%20A%20wooden%20judges%20bench%20dominates%20the%20foreground%20polished%20and%20gleaming%20under%20the%20soft%20glow%20of%20overhead%20lighting%20In%20the%20background%20rows%20of%20wooden%20pews%20are%20occupied%20by%20a-1.jpeg --- [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) ### Press ESC to close [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) # Over 150,000 Missouri Marijuana Cases Cleared Now - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - [Marijuana legalization](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/marijuana-legalization) - 17 July 2025 More than 150,000 marijuana-related cases have now been expunged by Missouri Courts pursuant to Article XIV, Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution, passed by Missouri voters in November of 2022. Contrary to earlier published reports, there are many more cases awaiting expungement. The expungement of marijuana criminal cases is one of the most important aspects of Article XIV”, said Dan Viets, J.D. Missouri NORML Coordinator and Chair of the Advisory Board of the 2022 campaign. Viets and Missouri NORML have worked for legalization and on behalf of the interests of cannabis consumers in Missouri and across the nation for more than 50 years. The passage of Article XIV, Section 2 by Missouri voters was the culmination of decades of work by activists across the state of Missouri. Contrary to earlier published reports, it is likely that there are still hundreds of thousands of cases awaiting expungement. The Courts have begun with the easier cases, the more recent ones, the cases which are in electronic records. The greater challenge will be to expunge the cases which are on paper records and which are largely in physical files which are stored in courthouses and other locations across the state. “It is perplexing that prosecutors and Courts have no problem finding prior marijuana-related convictions when they wish to enhance new charges against a Defendant, yet it seems to be a major undertaking for the Courts to locate those same cases when it comes to expungement”, said Viets, an attorney with nearly 40 years of experience handling such cases throughout the state of Missouri. Not only are there thousands of marijuana cases dating back to approximately 1920, but the Courts have not even begun yet to expunge the many thousands of Municipal Court cases in our state. Many thousands of small amount possession cases and paraphernalia possession cases have been sent to Municipal Courts in towns and cities across the state for many years. Municipal Courts are subdivisions of our state’s Circuit Courts, as clearly stated in the Missouri Constitution.   Missouri NORML representatives participated in the drafting of Article XIV.  Missouri NORML Coordinator, and Secretary of the national NORML Board, attorney Dan Viets, chaired the Board of Directors of the 2018 Medical Marijuana Initiative Campaign and Chaired the Board of the 2022 Adult Use Legalization campaign.   [by Greenway Magazine](https://mogreenway.com/2025/07/16/more-than-150000-marijuana-cases-expunged-in-missouri/)   [Marijuana legalization](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/marijuana-legalization) ![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=200&height=200&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) #### [Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) At 420 Intel, we cover cannabis legalization news throughout the world, offer reliable information for cannabis business owners, detail technological advances that impact the marijuana industry, cover marijuana rallies from across the globe, and everything in between. - - - [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) [![Over $600K worth of illicit cannabis found in Minnesota marijuana stores in 2024](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-01-22%20at%208.49.14%20AM.png?width=550&height=395&name=Screenshot%202025-01-22%20at%208.49.14%20AM.png)](https://420intel.com/blog/over-600k-worth-of-illicit-cannabis-found-in-minnesota-marijuana-stores-in-2024) - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - 22 January 2025 #### [Over $600K worth of illicit cannabis found in Minnesota marijuana stores in 2024](https://420intel.com/blog/over-600k-worth-of-illicit-cannabis-found-in-minnesota-marijuana-stores-in-2024) As the delayed process to license legal cannabis dispensaries continues, Minnesota is trying to... 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