Busted For Weed? Free Clinic In Newark May Help Clear Your Record

NEWARK, NJ — A free expungement clinic in Newark will help people convicted of low-level marijuana offenses clear their records, organizers say.

The clinic will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13 at the Doubletree by Hilton Penn Station Hotel, 1048 Raymond Boulevard in Newark. Walk-ins will be accepted.

According to a news release from organizers:

“Hosted by 420NJEvents, a Black-owned cannabis lifestyle brand rooted in education and advocacy, and sponsored by Brach Eichler LLC, a New Jersey law firm [active] in the cannabis industry, the clinic will help men and women who have been disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs.”

Attorneys from the New Jersey-based law firm Brach Eichler will be onsite to provide pro-bono legal services to assist with the expungement process for non-violent cannabis convictions.

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