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This bill allows for additional annulments, resentencings, or discontinuations of prosecutions for certain cannabis-related offenses. Specifically, it: 1. Expands the ability to annul arrest and conviction records for possession of up to the legal possession limit of cannabis, regardless of the amount, as long as the offense occurred before July 1, 2024. 2. Allows for annulment of any arrest or conviction records for cannabis-related offenses (including paraphernalia) once the sentence is completed, with a presumption that annulment is in the interests of justice due to cannabis decriminalization and legalization. 3. Requires automatic annulment of misdemeanor or violation level cannabis possession convictions within 6 months, and allows individuals to request annulment of eligible convictions. 4. Allows for resentencing of individuals currently serving sentences for cannabis-related offenses, to the portion of the sentence already completed, unless the prosecutor can show the offense is not cannabis-related or that resentencing would not be in the interests of justice. 5. Prohibits prosecutors from pursuing charges for cannabis possession within the legal limit where the offense occurred before July 1, 2024, and vacates certain pending cases by operation of law.

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