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Marijuana-related convictions that San Francisco plans to expunge. A 2016 voter-passed law made these charges eligible for expungement, but rather than have the people navigate the complicated process themselves, prosecutors spent a year reviewing decades of drug convictions. California aims to clear or reduce all pot convictions by 2020.

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Marijuana-related convictions that San Francisco plans to expunge. A 2016 voter-passed law made these charges eligible for expungement, but rather than have the people navigate the complicated process themselves, prosecutors spent a year reviewing decades of drug convictions. California aims to clear or reduce all pot convictions by 2020.

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Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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