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San Francisco To Dismiss Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions

The city's district attorney says his office will be dismissing more than 3,000 misdemeanor convictions and reconsidering thousands of felonies, going back more than 40 years.
A worker packages medical marijuana in San Francisco in 2006. City prosecutors say they'll clear thousands of marijuana convictions.

Prosecutors in San Francisco will throw out thousands of marijuana-related convictions of residents dating back to 1975.

San Francisco District Attorney George Gasc贸n said Wednesday that his office will dismiss and

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