Were you arrested for possessing an ounce or less of marijuana in California before 1976? If so, Cal NORML would like to hear your story.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of California’s landmark decriminalization law, the Moscone Act, which was sponsored by Cal NORML and decriminalized possession of one ounce of marijuana from a felony to a minor misdemeanor. The Moscone Act cut the number of marijuana felonies in California from over 100,000 to 20,000 in a year, saving the state $100 million in arrest costs, not to mention the human costs for arrestees.
If you were arrested for felony possession of less than an ounce before 1976, Cal NORML would like to honor you at our 50th anniversary celebration at the California State Fair this July. Please contact us at [email protected].
BTW, we hope you know that the Moscone act also let you erase your felony record!
