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Prop 36 will help reducing overcrowding in California prisons (US Supreme Court)
Prop 36 will help reducing overcrowding in California prisons (US Supreme Court)

First Nonviolent Drug Offender Released Under CA Prop 36

25 to life for drug possession? Not anymore, not under California's now amended Three Strikes law. The first drug prisoner to be released after voters approved Prop 36 last month is now a free man.
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Medical Marijuana Wins in Massachusetts

The results were still coming in Tuesday night, but by a couple of hours after the polls had closed, medical marijuana was cruising to victory in Massachusetts. It will become the 18th medical marijuana state.
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Initiative Watch

We're getting down to the final days, and the action around drug reform initiatives is fierce.
California prison overcrowding (supremecourt.gov)
California prison overcrowding (supremecourt.gov)

California Three Strikes Reform Initiative Poised to Win [FEATURE]

An effort to reform California's draconian Three Strikes law was foiled at the last minute in 2004, but this year, Proposition 36 appears set to cruise to victory. No more 25-to-life for getting caught with drugs after two previous felonies if it passes.
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Initiative Watch

There's less than a month to go, but some initiatives are more active than others.