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With Marijuana Legal In Calif., San Francisco Is Dismissing 1,000s Of Convictions

Published February 9, 2018 at 1:41 PM PST

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced Wednesday that his office will dismiss thousands of marijuana-related convictions dating back to 1975. This is in response to California legalizing recreational marijuana this year.

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Corrected: February 8, 2018 at 9:00 PM PST
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