Oregon’s governor pardons thousands for pot convictions


              FILE - A marijuana bud is seen before harvesting at a rural area near Corvallis, Ore., on Sept. 30, 2016. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is pardoning an estimated 45,000 people convicted of simple possession of marijuana, a month after President Joe Biden did the same under federal law. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)
            
              FILE - Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks in San Francisco, on Oct. 6, 2022. Gov. Brown is pardoning an estimated 45,000 people convicted of simple possession of marijuana, a month after President Joe Biden did the same under federal law. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Oregon’s governor pardons thousands for pot convictions