• 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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      6 months ago

      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.