Headline RoundupJanuary 31st, 2018
San Francisco Dismissing Thousands of Marijuana Convictions
Summary from the AllSides News Team
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 legalizationUSA TODAY
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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 ConvictionsReason
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Retroactivity is a powerful tool we don't use often enough.
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San Francisco makes weed legalization retroactive, wiping out criminal records for thousandsThinkProgress
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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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