They'd probably be released if they were convincted of only non-violent crimes. If their drug offenses also involved violence (or lieing to the police, etc.), however, they'd probably be locked up still.
Transition Force Reviewed by Transition Force on . if marijuana is legalized... i'm familiar with ex post facto laws, in that a person who committed a "crime" prior to the creation of a law against it can't be punished for it. But i'm curious - if marijuana were to be legalized, would people convicted on grounds of possession/distribution/production be released/cleared/compensated? Or would they have to sit in jail while the rest of us are legally blazing it out here? i guess the question underlying that one is whether or not there exists some sort of reverse-ex Rating: 5