USA -(Ammoland.com)- On November 8, 2016 California voters passed Proposition 64 (Prop. 64) and thereby legalized the recreational use of marijuana.
Among the many changes this new law makes to current drug laws, Prop. 64 reduces and/or eliminates criminal penalties for marijuana offenses and, significantly, creates a process by which individuals who have been convicted of a marijuana crime in the past can petition to have their sentences recalled, dismissed, and/or sealed.
This would eliminate the underlying conviction and, for some folks, restore their firearm possession rights.
So, who exactly can obtain relief under Prop. 64?
Generally, any person who has been convicted of any one of the following marijuana offenses and is currently serving, or has served, their sentence can petition a court to have their sentences recalled and/or dismissed:
- Possession of Marijuana (Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 11357)
- Planting, Harvesting, or Processing Marijuana (Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 11358
- Possession for Sale (Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 11359)
- Unlawful Transportation, Importation, Sale, or Gift of Marijuana (Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 11360)
Prior to the passage of Prop. 64, your options to restore your firearm rights were limited.
Most of these crimes were treated as “straight felonies” meaning that the offense could not be reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor under California law.
As such, individuals with these felony convictions remained felons for life.
Because of their felony convictions, these individuals were prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition under both federal and California law (unless they were fortunate enough to obtain a pardon from the Governor).
If you were convicted of one of the offenses listed above and are interested in removing your prior conviction from your record or restoring your right to possess a firearm, please give them a call at (562) 216-4444 or email at [email protected].
Since 1994, the attorneys at Michel & Associates, P.C. have worked tirelessly to help individuals reduce their criminal convictions, apply for pardons, and clean-up their criminal history records.
Notably, Michel & Associates attorneys have helped hundreds of people restore their rights to own and possess firearms.
Make no mistake, rights restoration is an arcane and narrow legal specialty.
Michel & Associates, P.C. is one of the few law firms in California that has significantly developed this legal practice area.
To learn more about Michel & Associates, P.C. visit www.michellawyers.com.
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The rich do drugs,kill but you look up to them. They don’t give a dam about you.in their big homes,cars money in different banks,vacations. They or the felons, but you don’t say nothing about them. But the poor that can’t afford good Lawyer’s you say they don’t need another chance you wrong. You’ll or not GOD. Stop judging am sure you’ll have done something wrong you just didn’t get caught.
Stop it.most people’s that do crimes or mentally ill. Or highly educated.America needs to wake up.All leader’s and rich get away with crimes everyday.They tax the hell out of you.Some places pay $7.25,$8.25 how much do they make and own. Partying and tax payers pick up the bill.you see them on t.v hell they not getting paid minimum wages.if you did your time and it was your first time on weed you should have all your rights restored.
Alcohol is sold everyday and kills millions, They still sale it.Read about weed before you say anything about it. People’s or going to do it anyway. Hell doctors makes pills that get you hooked on it or can kill you they or like drug dealers.And people’s sale them pills they get from the doctors.
All of these Druggies should not own guns commenters, need to look at it through different folks eyes. How many veterans have served this country since 2000? How many are coming back with disabling injuries and PTSD? Most are prescribed everything under the sun by the VA. And a lot are finding that marijuana is a better choice then the handful of prescribed medicine. But if any of you arm chair quarter backs and weekend warriors would like to tell them that they should not be able to own firearms, head down to your local VA and you can have… Read more »
I always find it interesting reading persons comments. How minds can twist what is right from wrong. I have to wonder what part of against the law they don’t understand. Beyone me.
California is the perfect example of the leftist ideal; aid criminals, persecute honest citizens.
It is a scientific fact that marijuana improves brain function and can reverse or cure several diseases including cancer. Aside from that it is a plant that grows naturally why on earth does anyone still care if people want to smoke it, eat it or do anything else with it, and why do you want the government regulating it? If you don’t want to use it you don’t have to.
Druggies should not have cars either! The idiots in CA voted for every tax on the ballot and to legalize Pot and to restrict gun rights. I’m stuck in loony[land until I retire, it can’t come soon enough!
Druggies should not have guns.