[Retric]

This is tacking on an extra penalty for breaking the law after the fact which is generally considered unconstitutional. Further, by living in city's poor black people end up with much harsher punishments for the same crimes. Which set's up cycles of negative consequences we are all stuck with.

Picture this, you apply for a job but now all background checks are required by law to include speeding tickets which prevent you from making more than minimum wage. Further, this applies retroactively. Are you now more or less likely to commit a new crime?

[greenisland]

A felony conviction is a far cry from a mere moving violation. A felony conviction means you cannot be trusted. Full stop. Selling dope is a choice. The man made a choice and paid for his actions. Should he now be allowed to profit from the same (now legal) action that got him barred in the first place? No. The legal dope industry, as shady as it is, has established laws that says "felons not welcome", and that's OK. Nothing stops this guys from pursuing some other line of work and making something of himself. The problem here is that the legal dope industry is easy money. Too many people want "easy". They don't want to go and actually work.

[Retric]

Felony's where meant to mean something, but it's become a meaningless label.

Give it 20 years and do 5mph over the speed limit could easily be a felony. Hell you have likely committed a few hundred felony's of one type or another. (3 per day is BS, but several a year is common.)