Los Angeles Times Article RatingL.A. County D.A. to dismiss 60,000 past marijuana convictions
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-64% Medium Liberal
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64% Medium Conservative
- Politician Portrayal
-20% Negative
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
40% : The nation's largest prosecutor's office is moving to dismiss roughly 60,000 marijuana convictions, the latest step to undo what some reform advocates consider the damage caused by narcotics enforcement carried out before Californians voted to legalize marijuana, Los Angeles County Dist.40% : Approximately 20,000 of the convictions expected to be expunged under Gascón's Monday order were for felony possession or cultivation of marijuana, according to Jean Guccione, a spokeswoman for the L.A. County district attorney's office.
34% : "Over 100,000 Angelenos have been impacted by this war on marijuana after the voters told us they overwhelmingly wanted to stop this ... we want to basically erase the harm," he said.
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