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Maine governor issues historic pardon to tribal attorney for 1968 cannabis conviction

Don Gellers had been ‘singled out and targeted’ to stop the Passamaquoddy tribe’s land claims.
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Illinois pardons 11,000 cannabis convictions on eve of legalization

Just one day before Illinois opened its first legal cannabis stores, Governor J.B. Pritzker granted pardons to more than 11,000 people with misdemeanor cannabis convictions. 
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Indiana resists legalization, but it’ll be a hot issue in 2020 state elections

Indiana Republican leaders prefer to live ‘in a vacuum,’ but voters like legalization and challengers will make it an issue in statewide 2020 races.
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