Birmingham mayor pardons 15,000 people with marijuana possession convictions

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The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, announced on Tuesday that 15,000 people would be issued pardons for misdemeanor marijuana convictions.

Mayor Randall Woodfin said the blanket pardons would apply to convictions made between 1990 and 2020. Marijuana usage is still illegal in the state of Alabama.

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