New Lease On Life For Former Pot Felon

Now that recreational marijuana use is legal in Oregon, residents who wound up with convictions when pot was illegal have been taking advantage of another new law–one that makes it easier to get marijuana felonies erased. Chris Lehman from the Northwest News Network visited a former felon who today says he feels like a new man.

Read and listen to Chris Lehman’s full piece here.

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• Chris Lehman, Salem correspondent, Northwest News Network. He tweets @CapitolCurrents.

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