WUNDERLICH, J.
At the General Election on November 7, 2000, the electorate passed Proposition 36, an initiative entitled the "Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000" (the Act). The Act dramatically changed the penal consequences for those convicted of nonviolent drug possession offenses. In particular, such offenders are placed on probation for mandatory drug treatment instead of "being sent to prison...
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