friday99 t1_jaxk8i7 wrote on March 4, 2023 at 9:06 PM

Reply to comment by Jugales in People convicted of a federal cannabis possession charge can now apply to have the conviction removed from their records by OregonTripleBeam

Bummer about your dad.

Sadly, or I guess it's still a good thing, but this clemency right now, no one will be released from prison add might only impact about 6,500 individuals.

We need real reform and not just lip service and mostly-empty gestures

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/10/15/don-t-expect-mass-prison-releases-from-biden-s-marijuana-clemency

SeaOfGreenTrades t1_jay4avs wrote on March 4, 2023 at 11:34 PM

This is federal level.

You don't usually get charged with a federal crime when a local cop arrests you.

CoryTheDuck t1_jayq9d5 wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:32 AM

Over one ounce was usually a federal offense.

apocolipse t1_jayqdoc wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:33 AM

Pretty much only people smoking in national parks or other federal property

Dry-Start-297 t1_jaz3m8d wrote on March 5, 2023 at 4:31 AM

I'd be curious to know how many turn into federal offenses.

Just from personal experience, one of my close (not personally close but relation close) family members got popped by local, it turned federal, and that individual is looking at 100+ years. Will likely never get out but if they do, will be too old to even work. TBH, I'm kinda split on my opinion because I know enough to believe this person could willingly have done what they were doing, but probably weren't. More than likely it was due to another close family members choices, it's much more probable that they were given an ultimatum and just followed orders.

I've also had a few friends from my younger years end up in a similar boat albeit not as bad as the above people.

All of them were drug related charges. Non-violent offenses.

Meraline t1_jayfu4s wrote on March 5, 2023 at 1:05 AM

This announcement came with an announcement of upcoming rescheduling of weed as well

AnonymousMonk7 t1_jaz3qzm wrote on March 5, 2023 at 4:32 AM

I don’t see how it’s an empty gesture. It’s not like the Democrats that voted for this change we’re holding back greater reforms nationwide; they don’t have the views for a federal reversal and the conservative states are all against it. It’s not like an offer to post for dinner but then adding a caveat to stick to the dollar menu. They did what was possible in current conditions. Yes it affects a proportionately small group of people affected, but the blame is on the opposition, and hopefully it leads to greater pressure on state legislatures to change, getting closer to the actual reforms needed.