Los Angeles County to clear 66,000 marijuana convictions

• That followed the 2016 passage of Proposition 64, which legalized recreational marijuana in the state and allowed Californians to petition to have old convictions expunged.
• Prosecutors will have until July to review the cases.
• About 45% of those who could see conviction relief are Latino and 32% are black, the district attorney's office said.

What she's saying:

"The dismissal of tens of thousands of old cannabis-related convictions in Los Angeles County will bring much-needed relief to communities of color that disproportionately suffered the unjust consequences of our nation's drug laws."