• Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 months ago

    Basically what the previous commentor and I are saying is that it has to be state level overturns or expungements unless the federal government can get legislation through because the federal government can’t force the states to do that without legislation.

    • Riccosuave@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      I see. That isn’t how I interpreted their comment, but I do agree with that assessment. Even if Cannabis was federally legalized I’m not sure that the federal government could force states to retroactively overturn convictions, but I am just making an assumption as that is beyond the scope of my legal knowledge.

      • just_another_person@lemmy.world
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        Yes. Unless it’s a federal indictment, the states need to clear it. There have been instances where Federal Regulations are wiped out (prohibited), but that is not the case here.