Since California legalized cannabis for social use in November, thousands of people convicted of cannabis crimes are requesting to get their records reduced.

The provisions of Proposition 64, which 57  percent – or 8 million – California residents supported, allows some felonies to be reduced to misdemeanors and some criminal records to be wiped clean.

Partial numbers released last week show more than 2,500 requests have been filed since March. This data does not include figures from more than half the state’s counties from the first three month’s of the year. The state does not record the outcome of the requests, but prosecutors say they’ve haven’t fought most petitions.

Legalization advocates such as the Drug Policy Alliance have held free legal clinics to help convicts change their records. This brings hope to those looking for loans and work, and helps others avoid deportation. Lawyers who specialize in cannabis defense have noted a steady flow of interest from new and former clients.

San Diego County led the state with the most number of petitions reported in the first two months since the law was passed. The county has reduced sentences or convictions in nearly 400 cases, Rachel Solov, chief of the collaborative courts divisions of the district attorney’s office, told Leafly.

“Whether we agree with the law or not, our job is to enforce it,” Solov said. “It’s the right thing to do. If someone’s in custody and they shouldn’t be in custody anymore, we have an obligation to address that.”