(Vic Bishop) In the age of cannabis legalization, we have to reconcile the damage done by the war on this medicinal and enjoyable plant. In this effort, a growing number of cities and counties in cannabis legal states are advancing legislation to expunge the criminal records of people with certain marijuana related convictions. Even the federal government is showing signs of slowly getting on board with this, as Democrats recently introduced federal legislation that would legalize cannabis nationwide and erase possession charges.
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The latest and largest metroplex to take on this issue is Los Angeles, where officials from two counties are putting plans in place to reverse over 54,000 prior convictions. Code for America, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the government to use technology in the service of the citizenry, will be employing an algorithm to quickly identify qualified beneficiaries and automatically remove their convictions.
A move like this will greatly improve the lives of thousands of people, as criminal convictions in California can have serious repercussions on day-to-day living, as noted by Code for America in the following tweets.
Code for America✔@codeforamerica
1/ 1 in 3 adults have a criminal record in the U.S. Having a criminal record has life-altering consequences, negatively impacting millions of people & the American economy.
Code for America✔@codeforamerica
2/ In California alone, there are 4,800 legal obstacles that exist for someone with a criminal record. Obstacles like the ability to get a job, access financial aid, get a loan, etc.
Code for America✔@codeforamerica
3/ Shutting people with criminal convictions out of labor market results in loss of as many as 1.9 million workers & costs the U.S. economy up to $87 billion each year in lost GDP.
Code for America✔@codeforamerica
4/ Nearly every state in America has record clearance laws. But many people do not clear their criminal records because:
they do not know they are eligible
Code for America✔@codeforamerica
5/ We’re trying to change that. And today, we’re excited to announce that we’re partnering with @LADAOffice and @sjcda_media to use Clear My Record tech to automatically clear marijuana convictions eligible because of Prop 64. #JusticeAtScale #SecondChanceMonth
Code for America✔@codeforamerica
6/ There are ~54,000 marijuana convictions eligible for automatic record clearance in Los Angeles & San Joaquin County by rethinking the record clearance process. This builds on Clear My Record’s success in SF with @DAGascon – 8,132 convictions cleared in SF county.
The district attorneys from Las Angeles and San Joaquin counties held a press conference to talk about the initiative and how the process will work.
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Vic Bishop is a staff writer for WakingTimes.com. He is an observer of people, animals, nature, and he loves to ponder the connection and relationship between them all. A believer in always striving to becoming self-sufficient and free from the matrix, please track him down on Facebook.
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