The client carried a felony marijuana conviction from a 2012 case. A Pinal Marijuana Expungement Felony order under ARS § 36-2862 wiped out the record and restored the client’s civil rights and the right to possess a firearm.
At a glance
| Original conviction | Possession or Use of Marijuana (ARS § 13-3405) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (ARS § 13-3415), Class 6 Felony, 2012 |
| Application filed | Expunge marijuana records and restore rights under ARS § 36-2862, 2026 |
| Court | Pinal County Superior Court |
| Result | Marijuana record expunged, civil and firearm rights restored |
| Rights restored | Civil rights and firearm rights restored |
| Time from application to grant | 123 days from application filing to granted |
The challenge
A felony marijuana conviction did more than show up on background checks. It stripped the client’s civil rights, including the right to possess a firearm. Conduct that Arizona voters later decriminalized still carried felony consequences years after the case closed.
Proposition 207 changed that. ARS § 36-2862 lets people expunge records for eligible marijuana conduct and, where there was a conviction, ask the court to restore civil rights, including firearm rights. Expungement removes the record entirely. The rights restoration undoes the disabilities the felony imposed. A Pinal Marijuana Expungement Felony order can do both at once.
What we did
Future First entered an appearance in the old case and filed the Petition to Expunge Marijuana-Related Offense Records and Restore Civil Rights, Including Firearm Rights, under ARS § 36-2862 in Pinal County Superior Court. We identified the eligible charges and served the prosecutor.
The State did not meet its burden to show the client was ineligible. The court granted the petition, vacated the judgment of conviction on the eligible charges, expunged every record of the arrest, charge, conviction, and sentence, and ordered the records sealed. The court then entered the order that mattered most here: it restored the client’s civil rights, including the right to possess a firearm. The Pinal Marijuana Expungement Felony order came through 123 days after filing.
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If you have a felony marijuana conviction in Arizona
Proposition 207 reaches felony marijuana convictions, not just minor possession cases. ARS § 36-2862 lets you expunge the record for eligible conduct, and where there was a conviction, the court can restore your civil rights and the right to possess a firearm.
Expungement is the strongest record-clearing result Arizona offers. The record is removed, and you can answer in most situations as though the event never happened. For a felony, the rights restoration is just as important. It gives back what the conviction took.
Eligibility turns on the type and amount of marijuana involved. If you have a felony marijuana conviction, a Prop 207 expungement with rights restoration is worth pursuing.
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Anonymized in line with firm policy. Client name not used. Specific dates approximated to year only. Outcome described reflects this client’s actual results. Past outcomes do not guarantee future results. For more detailed information on Arizona record removal law, visit the Arizona State Legislature website.
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