Marijuana Relief Explosion: Bay Area Counties Reopen Now
Are Bay Area counties reopening old marijuana convictions? Yes, explains Oakland attorney Andrew Dósa—Alameda and San Francisco County DAs have pulled their marijuana grow and possession convictions for review, offering automatic expungement, with Santa Clara possibly following. They're reaching back as far as their databases allow. Some people still incarcerated on those charges, he notes, may now get out.
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Answered by Andrew Dósa · Oakland, CA
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— how Bay Area DAs use their databases to revisit old possession cases
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Are Bay Area counties reopening old marijuana convictions?
Yes—some county DAs have pulled their marijuana grow and possession convictions for review, offering automatic expungement and using their databases to reach back as far as records allow, so some people still incarcerated on those charges may now get out.
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