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Los Angeles uses tech to wipe out 66,000 old pot convictions

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2019 file photo, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx speaks at a news conference, in Chicago. Foxx has enlisted a national nonprofit to help clear tens of thousands of marijuana convictions in preparation for legalized recreational use of the drug. She will announce Tuesday, Aug. 27, that Code for America will process the records at no cost to taxpayers through its program called Clear My Record. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Group to help Chicago clear pot arrests during legalization

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2018 file photo a grower attends to a crop of young marijuana plants in Gardena, Calif. Los Angeles prosecutors are joining other California district attorneys to tap technology that could wipe out or reduce more than 50,000 old marijuana convictions. District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Monday, April 1, 2019, that she is joining forces with a nonprofit organization that uses computer algorithms to identify eligible cases. San Francisco became the first city in the state to work with Code for America to expunge or reduce 8,000 convictions. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, file)

LA to tap tech to wipe out up to 50,000 old pot convictions

Associated Press

In this Nov. 9, 2016 file photo, a marijuana joint is rolled in San Francisco. The San Francisco top prosecutor says his office used high-tech to erase or reduced 8,000 marijuana convictions dating back decades, the first California prosecutor's office to publicly announce full compliance with clearing criminal records required when voters approved the broad legalization of pot. District Attorney George Gascon made the announcement Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2019, saying the nonprofit Code for America organization used computer-based algorithms to identify eligible cases. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Technology helps San Francisco erase 8,000 pot convictions

By PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press