California: Marijuana Convictions Are Being Reduced Or Overturned
One of the biggest arguments for legalizing marijuana in California was that people would have the new law retroactively applied to their marijuana offenses/cases if Proposition 64 passed. Proposition 64 passed by the widest margin of victory out of any state marijuana legalization initiative to date. As such, people are scrambling in California to get their records cleaned up and/or get their current cases thrown out, or at the least have penalties reduced.
A marijuana conviction on a person’s record is essentially a scarlet letter. Those convicted of marijuana offenses find it very difficult to find housing, financial assistance, employment, and many other things. One marijuana conviction on a person’s record can literally ruin their life. It’s not a hypothetical situation – it happens every day. Thousands of people were arrested every year in California for marijuana offenses. Fortunately it sounds like many of them are benefiting from the recent...
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