Initiative Statute) would appear on the statewide ballot, aiming to “amend the state Penal Code to reclassify certain drug and property crimes as misdemeanors and allow people previously convicted of these crimes to be re-sentenced.”

Additionally, Proposition 47 would invest state criminal justice savings resulting from these sentencing changes in drug and mental health treatment, as well as in victim services and programs designed to improve outcomes for K-12 public school students.

Prior to November 2014, crimes in California were classified into three types – felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions – according to the seriousness of the offense with corresponding penalties. But as the referendum was passed by voters by a majority vote of 59.61%-40.39% taking into effect beginning November 5th, 2014, the state Penal Code would thus be amended to reclassify and reduce categories of nonviolent drug crimes from felonies to misdemeanors unless the individual has a prior conviction for a serious and/or violent offense, as specified by the measure, or for any registerable sex offense.

This new and approved Initiative not only reduces the classification of drug possession crimes but also mandatesmisdemeanor charges instead of felonies given that the defendant has no prior convictions for murder, rape, sex offenses or gun crimes.

For convicts currently serving a prison sentence for any of the California HSC 11350, possession of controlled substance offenses that the Proposition reduced to misdemeanors, the Proposition now permits a fair re-sentencing for the once convicted in order to reduce their convictions to misdemeanors. The choice of both the drug and the dosage plays an important role in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. The attending physician determines the optimal dose taking into account the age of the patient, severity of impotence, general condition and other factors. Don’t think that the higher the dose, the better the effect. On the other hand, too little dose can be insufficient for a full erection. This would consequently lead to a less crowded and depopulated prison population, conserving more state funds from the decrease in inmates, and more opportunities for parole officers and rehabilitation programs.