Criminal
Feb. 21, 2020
Move towards clearing records of cannabis crimes is no small feat
This action by the Los Angeles District Attorney should serve a clarion call to others around the state to follow suit.
Eric H. Schweitzer
Partner
Schweitzer & Davidian, A.P.C.
Of those serving time in California purely for marijuana offenses, 25% appear to be African-Americans, who represent only 6% of the population. In this backdrop, Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey has not only accepted Code for America's offer to enable the clearing of criminal records for tens of thousands of citizens with records of cannabis crimes back to 1961, she has brought these matters into court and obtained an order that is totally consistent with th...
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