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Wed Jan 31, 2018, 02:41 PM Jan 2018

SF will wipe thousands of marijuana convictions off the books

San Francisco will retroactively apply California’s marijuana-legalization laws to past criminal cases, District Attorney George Gascón said Wednesday — expunging or reducing misdemeanor and felony convictions going back decades.

The move will affect thousands of people whose marijuana convictions brand them with criminal histories that can hurt chances for finding jobs and obtaining some government benefits.

Proposition 64, which state voters passed in November 2016, legalized the recreational use of marijuana in California for those 21 and older and permitted the possession up to one ounce of cannabis. The legislation also allows those with past marijuana convictions that would have been lesser crimes — or no crime at all — under Prop. 64 to petition a court to recall or dismiss their cases.

Rather than leaving it up to individuals to petition the courts — which is time consuming and can cost hundreds of dollars in attorney fees — Gascón said San Francisco prosecutors will review and wipe out convictions en masse.


http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/SF-will-wipe-thousands-of-marijuana-convictions-12540550.php

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Thank you District Attorney George Gascón!



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SF will wipe thousands of marijuana convictions off the books (Original Post) CountAllVotes Jan 2018 OP
YES, YES, YES! mountain grammy Jan 2018 #1
+1,00000000++ CountAllVotes Jan 2018 #2
And voting....I think it makes them eligible to vote again. n/t dixiegrrrrl Jan 2018 #3
I think you are right! CountAllVotes Jan 2018 #4
K R SHRED Feb 2018 #5
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