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Massachusetts council approves pardoning people with misdemeanor cannabis convictions

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A Massachusetts council on Wednesday approved Gov. Maura Healey's plan to pardon tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades.

The pardons approved

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