{"id":5123,"date":"2019-04-16T14:21:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T14:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/santana\/?p=5123"},"modified":"2019-04-16T14:21:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T14:21:38","slug":"legislation-proposed-to-cut-sentences-for-marijuana-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/santana\/2019\/04\/16\/legislation-proposed-to-cut-sentences-for-marijuana-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislation proposed to cut sentences for marijuana crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Legislation has been proposed to give a second chance to people convicted of some marijuana-related crimes prior to Michigan\u2019s legalization of recreational marijuana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Introduced by Sen. Sylvia Santana, a Democrat representing Detroit, Senate Bills 262-265 would reduce prison, parole or probation sentences for people jailed for marijuana possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter the passage of Proposal 1, it\u2019s time we rethink drug sentencing laws in Michigan, so let\u2019s start with marijuana offenses, since those are no longer considered crimes under current law,\u201d Santana stated in a news release.<br \/><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theoaklandpress.com\/news\/local\/legislation-proposed-to-cut-sentences-for-marijuana-crimes\/article_9f847d78-5d2a-11e9-a240-f3cb1e6ea87e.html\">https:\/\/www.theoaklandpress.com\/news\/local\/legislation-proposed-to-cut-sentences-for-marijuana-crimes\/article_9f847d78-5d2a-11e9-a240-f3cb1e6ea87e.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legislation has been proposed to give a second chance to people convicted of some marijuana-related crimes prior to Michigan\u2019s legalization of recreational marijuana. 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