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Government,
Criminal

Feb. 2, 2018

Many counties’ DAs cool to marijuana dismissal plan

San Francisco County District Attorney George Gascón called on other counties in California to follow his lead in dismissing and reclassifying marijuana misdemeanors and felonies under Proposition 64, but many other district attorney’s offices say they do not have the resources, money or staffing to do so.

Many counties’ DAs cool to marijuana dismissal plan
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San Francisco County District Attorney George Gascón called on other counties in California to follow his lead in dismissing and reclassifying marijuana misdemeanors and felonies under Proposition 64, but many other district attorney’s offices say they do not have the resources, money or staffing to do so.

“I am glad that Gascón has the abundance of resources to undertake this project, but for many of the middle- and small-sized co...

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