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Wow!

[quote=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... heads.html]What happens to the millions of Americans with existing marijuana convictions once it’s legal?

This week, with a groundbreaking case in Connecticut, the U.S. may be one step closer to an answer. The ruling came in favor of 31-year-old Nicholas Menditto, who argued that the two marijuana possession convictions on his record should be erased now that less than a half-ounce of the drug has been decriminalized.

His case was initially struck down by an appellate court, which ruled that the law pertained more to “legalization”? than “decriminalization.”? But when Menditto brought the case to the state’s supreme court, they disagreed. With a vote of 7-0, they granted Menditto the right to have his record cleared of the charges. [/quote]

MangoMan wrote: I'm not sure I get the court's logic here. If they eliminate the sales tax on food and medicine next year, do all residents of the state get a refund for the taxes they paid on those items in previous years before the law took effect? 

No, that doesn't follow because the negative effects of the sales tax can be considered to be over once it is paid, whereas the negative effects of a criminal record are permanent if it is not erased.