Headline Roundup January 31, 2018

San Francisco Dismissing Thousands of Marijuana Convictions

Marijuana Legalization,Public Health

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San Francisco is dismissing thousands of marijuana convictions retroactively now that the city has legalized the drug, and thousands of felonies may be reclassified with reduced punishments.

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San Francisco wiping thousands of pot convictions off the record after legalization

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San Francisco wiping thousands of pot convictions off the record after legalization

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Thousands of Californians' marijuana convictions are being automatically dismissed by a top prosecutor under the state’s new legal cannabis system, and thousands more could have convictions or punishments reduced.

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Starting Today, San Francisco Is Erasing Everybody's Misdemeanor Pot Convictions

Reason

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Retroactivity is a powerful tool we don't use often enough.

San Francisco makes weed legalization retroactive, wiping out criminal records for thousands

ThinkProgress

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A similar approach state-wide could rescue as many as 1.5 million people from the drug war's long shadow.

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