California’s Governor Gavin Newsom has approved a law that will end mandatory minimum sentences for people convicted of nonviolent drug-related crimes. From January 2022, judges will be allowed to issue a probationary order instead of a prison sentence for offences such as possessing small amounts of illicit drugs.

Source: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/California-ends-mandatory-minimum-sentences-for-16512172.php