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Posts Tagged ‘drug policy alliance’

Past cannabis convictions can be dismissed in Alameda County–by petition, says DA

By Annabell Brockhues | February 22, 2018 | 4

Proposition 64, which voters passed in November 2016, not only legalized the adult use of cannabis, but also established protocols for reducing, dismissing and sealing old marijuana-related convictions. That means Californians convicted of cannabis crimes can wipe them away—if they file a petition.

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Studies show African Americans and Latinos disproportionately arrested for marijuana possession

By Dara Kerr | October 28, 2010 | 5

In addition to being a health, economic and legal issue, Proposition 19 has now become a civil rights issue. According to two reports released within the last week by the Drug Policy Alliance and partnering civil rights organizations, blacks and Latinos are arrested anywhere from 2 to 13 times as often as whites for personal possession of marijuana.

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