State completes the legal process four years ahead of 2025 deadline.

The governor of Iliinois has erased nearly 500,000 cannabis-related criminal records in the state.

J B Pritzker cleared the state’s non-felony marijuana cases, along with 9,219 low-level cannabis convictions to start 2021.

The Democratic politician signed legislation in 2019 legalising recreational marijuana use in Illinois, which started last year.

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