Under California state law there are two categories of drug possession: simple possession and possession with the intent to sell. Classifying the Type of Drug The California Health and Safety Code also separates marijuana offenses from offenses that relate to
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The day after California passed Proposition 47 – reducing penalties for drug possession and other nonviolent crimes -left city employees scrambling to figure out just how to enforce the new law. Police agencies, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and even some advocates wondered
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Drug possession has been downgraded to a misdemeanor following the approval of Proposition 47 in California. Proposition 47 and Drug Possession Under the now passed Proposition 47, nonviolent felonies such as drug possession and shoplifting will be classified as misdemeanors. Additionally, as
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